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LAMINATE
Definition of LAMINATE
verb
To assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1666; borrowed from New Latin laminātus, perfect passive participle of laminō (attested since the first quarter of the 16th century), from Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of metal/other material”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).
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.
LAMINATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 53 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LAMINATE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEILMNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LAMINA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LAMINATE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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