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LAIC
Definition of LAIC
noun
A layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
LAIC carries 4 further meanings.
adjective
Of or relating to the laity; secular.
noun
A layperson.
Belonging to the laity or people, in distinction from the clergy or professionals.
noun
A layman, in distinction from a clergyman.
Where it comes from
From French laïque, from Latin lāicus (“common people”), from Ancient Greek λαός (laós). Doublet of lay.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LAIC · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LAIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 65 boards so far. 128 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAIC starts with L and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACIL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of LAIC. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start LAIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found LAIC?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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