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LABDANUM
Definition of LABDANUM
noun
A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin lādanum, from Ancient Greek λήδανον (lḗdanon, “gum”), from λήδον (lḗdon, “rockrose”), from a Semitic language; compare Akkadian 𒆷𒁷𒉡 (ladinnu).
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.
LABDANUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 70, 29 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 49 days.
First found by a player on Day 33, 22 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LABDANUM starts with L and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AABDLMNU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found LABDANUM?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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