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LAYWOMAN
Definition of LAYWOMAN
noun
A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lay + -woman.
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.
LAYWOMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 82, 10 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 82, 10 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAYWOMAN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AALMNOWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found LAYWOMAN?
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 82 - and most players walked straight past it.
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