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LAHAR

/ˈlɑhɑɹ/5 letters

Definition of LAHAR

noun

A volcanic mudflow.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦲꦂ (lahar). Introduced as geological term by Berend George Escher in 1922.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

LAHAR in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 120
Its 16 boards, across 120 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
16
Boards found on
45
First board
109
Latest board
21
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.

First ever to find it

thistleraven

on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

LAHAR
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

LAHAR starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAHLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.

Words that start LAHAR

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found LAHAR?

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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.

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