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LARKSPUR

/ˈlɑɹk.spɚ/8 letters

Definition of LARKSPUR

noun

A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida

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Where it comes from

From lark + spur, so named for the spur's shape, which resembles the hind toe of a lark.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

noun1 syllablecompound

Same root, LARKSPUR · 1 relative in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

LARKSPUR in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 2 boards so far.

Day 1Day 176
Its 2 boards, across 176 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
2
Boards found on
151
First board
172
Latest board
21
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 151, 18 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.

First ever to find it

napkin21

on Day 151, 18 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

LARKSPUR
8
Letters
2
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Different letters
4
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

LARKSPUR starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AKLPRRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.

Words that start LARKSP

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found LARKSPUR?

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 151 - and most players walked straight past it.

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