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XENOMANIA
Definition of XENOMANIA
noun
A strong or excessive preference for foreigners or for foreign customs, manners, or institutions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From xeno- + -mania. The components are of Ancient Greek origin. When used in the context of Greece, the word is likely borrowed from modern Greek ξενομανία (xenomanía).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, XENOMANIA · 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.
XENOMANIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XENOMANIA starts with X and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAEIMNNOX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and A appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found XENOMANIA?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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