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SITOPHOBIA
Definition of SITOPHOBIA
noun
A morbid or insane dread of eating. An aversion to food.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From sito- + -phobia < Ancient Greek, σῖτος (sîtos, “wheat, bread”) + -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”).
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
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SITOPHOBIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 86, 14 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SITOPHOBIA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ABHIIOOPST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start SITOPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found SITOPHOBIA?
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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