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LAITANCE
Definition of LAITANCE
noun
A weak, milky layer of cement and aggregate fines on a concrete surface that is usually caused by an overwet mixture, overworking the mixture, improper or excessive finishing or combination thereof. Also, could be caused when a slurry mix is used on a deep foundation, where the slurry mix is not completely removed before placing concrete on top.
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Where it comes from
From French laitance.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,160)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LAITANCE · 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.
LAITANCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 92, 20 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAITANCE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEILNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears 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.
Could you have found LAITANCE?
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 92 - and most players walked straight past it.
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