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LAMPROPHYRE
Definition of LAMPROPHYRE
noun
An uncommon, small-volume ultrapotassic igneous rock primarily occurring as dikes, lopoliths, laccoliths, stocks and small intrusions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “bright”) + φύρω (phúrō, “to mix”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,094)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
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.
LAMPROPHYRE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 152, 19 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAMPROPHYRE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEHLMOPPRRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P and R appear more than once.
Could you have found LAMPROPHYRE?
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 152 - and most players walked straight past it.
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