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LABOUR
Definition of LABOUR
noun
An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English labor, labour, labur, from Old French labor (modern labeur) and its etymon, Latin labor.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LABOUR · 13 relatives 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.
LABOUR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 84, 12 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 29 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 84, 12 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
LABOUR starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ABLORU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LABOUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LABOUR?
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 84 - and most players walked straight past it.
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