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LANDSKIPS
Definition of LANDSKIPS
noun
plural of landskip
LANDSCAPE · via landskip
noun
A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
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Word DNA
LANDSKIPS inherits its ancestry from its root, LANDSCAPE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
19th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (489)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LANDSCAPE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, German, Icelandic, Scots, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LANDSKIPS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
Built from these letters
LANDSKIPS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADIKLNPSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start LANDSK
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LANDSKIPS?
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 172 - and most players walked straight past it.
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