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LANCELET
Definition of LANCELET
noun
any of a group of primitive marine animals, having a notochord instead of a backbone of subphylum Cephalochordata of order Amphioxiformes
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LANCELET in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LANCELET starts with L and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACEELLNT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and E appear more than once.
Words that start LANCEL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LANCELET?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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