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LACCOLITHS
Definition of LACCOLITHS
noun
plural of laccolith
noun
A mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes.
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Word DNA
LACCOLITHS inherits its ancestry from its root, LACCOLITH.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,332)
branch · 12.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LACCOLITH · 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.
LACCOLITHS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
Built from these letters
LACCOLITHS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACCHILLOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and C appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start LACCOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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