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LECTERN
Definition of LECTERN
noun
A stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
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Where it comes from
15th century partial re-Latinization of early 14th century Middle English lettorne, lettron, from Old French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from lectus (from whence also lecture), form of Latin legō (“to read”).
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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.
LECTERN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LECTERN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read CEELNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found LECTERN?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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