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LACINIA
Definition of LACINIA
noun
One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin lacinia, the lappet or flap of a garment.
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.
LACINIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 104, 1 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LACINIA starts with L and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AACIILN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LACINI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LACINIA?
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 104 - and most players walked straight past it.
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