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LAURAE
Definition of LAURAE
noun
plural of laura
noun
A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
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Word DNA
LAURAE inherits its ancestry from its root, LAURA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LAURA · 3 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.
LAURAE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 47, 6 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 110 days.
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
LAURAE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAELRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found LAURAE?
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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