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LANOLINES
Definition of LANOLINES
noun
plural of lanoline
LANOLIN · via lanoline
noun
A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.
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Word DNA
LANOLINES inherits its ancestry from its root, LANOLIN.
How it is built
Same root, LANOLIN · 2 relatives 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.
LANOLINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LANOLINES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEILLNNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and N appear more than once.
Words that start LANOLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LANOLINES?
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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