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LACTIC
Definition of LACTIC
adjective
Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin lactis (“of milk”), genitive form of lac (“milk”), with the suffix -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LACTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 37 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
LACTIC starts with L and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACCILT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Could you have found LACTIC?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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