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LACERATION
Definition of LACERATION
noun
An irregular open wound to soft tissue.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LACERATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LACERATION starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AACEILNORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LACERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found LACERATION?
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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