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LAMPOONED
Definition of LAMPOONED
verb
simple past and past participle of lampoon
noun
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
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Word DNA
LAMPOONED inherits its ancestry from its root, LAMPOON.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,141)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LAMPOON · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LAMPOONED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 42 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAMPOONED starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADELMNOOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
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 LAMPOO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found LAMPOONED?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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