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LANCEOLATED
Definition of LANCEOLATED
adjective
Alternative form 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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Word DNA
LANCEOLATED inherits its ancestry from its root, LANCEOLATE.
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.
LANCEOLATED 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
LANCEOLATED starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDEELLNOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L, A and E appear more than once.
Words that start LANCEOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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