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LACERATE
Definition of LACERATE
verb
To tear, rip or wound.
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Where it comes from
The verb is first attested in 1425, the adjective in 1514; inherited from Middle English laceraten, borrowed from Latin lacerātus, perfect passive participle of lacerō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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.
LACERATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LACERATE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEELRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start LACERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found LACERATE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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