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LAMBASTE
Definition of LAMBASTE
verb
To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1637. Probably lam (“beat”) + baste (“beat”)
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LAMBASTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAMBASTE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABELMST - 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.
Words that start LAMBAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found LAMBASTE?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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