The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
LAMIAE
Definition of LAMIAE
noun
plural of lamia
noun
A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.
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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.
LAMIAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 77, 5 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
LAMIAE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEILM - 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 LAMIAE?
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 77 - and most players walked straight past it.
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