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LASER
Definition of LASER
noun
A device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From LASER, acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. Coined by American physicist Gordon Gould in 1957. Originally called an optical maser.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LASER · 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.
LASER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LASER starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AELRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
8 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LASER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found LASER?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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