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LAKER
Definition of LAKER
noun
One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English *lakere, *leikere, from Middle English laken, leiken (“to play, sport”), equivalent to lake (“play, sport”) + -er. More at lake.
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.
LAKER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 60, 19 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 49 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LAKER starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEKLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found LAKER?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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