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LATENCIES
Definition of LATENCIES
noun
plural of latency
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Word DNA
LATENCIES inherits its ancestry from its root, LATENT.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LATENT · 5 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.
LATENCIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LATENCIES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEILNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LATENC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found LATENCIES?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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