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LANCEOLATE
Definition of LANCEOLATE
adjective
Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.
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Where it comes from
From Latin lanceolātus.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.5%
of traced words share this origin (8,497)
branch · 32.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LANCEOLATE · 1 relative 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.
LANCEOLATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LANCEOLATE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEELLNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L, A and E appear more than once.
Words that start LANCEO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LANCEOLATE?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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