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LAKSA
Definition of LAKSA
noun
A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Malay laksa.
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.
LAKSA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAKSA starts with L and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAKLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start LAKSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found LAKSA?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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