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LANIARD
Definition of LANIARD
noun
Archaic form of lanyard.
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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.
LANIARD in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 101, 29 August 2026.
Built from these letters
LANIARD starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AADILNR - 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 LANIAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found LANIARD?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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