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XEROPHAGY
Definition of XEROPHAGY
noun
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ξηροφαγία (xērophagía). Compare xero- + -phagy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, XEROPHAGY · 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.
XEROPHAGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 123, 20 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
XEROPHAGY starts with X and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGHOPRXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start XEROPH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found XEROPHAGY?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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