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LAUDANUM

/ˈlɔːdənəm/8 letters

Definition of LAUDANUM

noun

Any of several tinctures of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.

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Where it comes from

From New Latin, from lādanum (“a gum resin”), from Ancient Greek λᾱ́δανον (lā́danon). Originally the same word as ladanum, labdanum, compare French laudanum, Italian laudano, ladano. Perhaps influenced by Latin laudō (“to praise”). See ladanum. Used by Paracelsus to refer to ladanum gum, and to a compound recipe containing pearls, but apparently not to any preparation of opium; this modern sense was introduced by his followers (Sigerist 1941:540–1).

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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.

LAUDANUM in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 86 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 109
Its 27 boards, across 109 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
27
Boards found on
25
First board
108
Latest board
11
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First ever to find it

zzombie

on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

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

LAUDANUM starts with L and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AADLMNUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and U appear more than once.

Words that start LAUDAN

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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