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KENOPHOBIAS
Definition of KENOPHOBIAS
Wiktionary has no entry for KENOPHOBIAS itself. This is its base word, KENOPHOBIA.
noun
An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The origin recorded for KENOPHOBIA.
From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + -phobia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KENOPHOBIA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KENOPHOBIAS in OUTLIER
It has fitted 3 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 47, 6 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 111 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 109, 6 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KENOPHOBIAS starts with K and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABEHIKNOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found KENOPHOBIAS?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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