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LAMPSHADE
Definition of LAMPSHADE
noun
A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lamp + shade. The verb sense comes from the idea of making something more conspicuous by hanging a lampshade on it.
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.
LAMPSHADE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LAMPSHADE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEHLMPS - 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 LAMPSH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found LAMPSHADE?
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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