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LAXATIVE
Definition of LAXATIVE
adjective
Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French laxatif, from Latin laxātīvus (literally “relaxing, loosening”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LAXATIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 135 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
LAXATIVE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEILTVX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start LAXATI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LAXATIVE?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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