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LACHRYMOUS
Definition of LACHRYMOUS
adjective
Alternative form of lachrymose.
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Word DNA
LACHRYMOUS inherits its ancestry from its root, LACHRYMOSE.
Line of descent
- Proto-Indo-European
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (12,251)
How it is built
Same root, LACHRYMOSE · 4 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LACHRYMOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 162, 29 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 177, 13 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 162, 29 October 2026.
Built from these letters
LACHRYMOUS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACHLMORSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LACHRY
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 162 - and most players walked straight past it.
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