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ERGOPHOBIAS
Definition of ERGOPHOBIAS
Wiktionary has no entry for ERGOPHOBIAS itself. This is its base word, ERGOPHOBIA.
noun
An irrational fear of or aversion to work
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for ERGOPHOBIA.
From ergo- + -phobia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ERGOPHOBIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ERGOPHOBIAS starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEGHIOOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start ERGOPHO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found ERGOPHOBIAS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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