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LAVATORY
Definition of LAVATORY
noun
A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly: A laver: a washbasin. A bathtub. A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels. A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist. A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins. A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English lavatorie, from Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre (“to wash”) + -ium (forming places related to an activity). As a place to pan gold, via Spanish lavadero. Doublet of lavatorium and laver. See also lave.
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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.
LAVATORY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LAVATORY starts with L and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AALORTVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start LAVATO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found LAVATORY?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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