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LEMMAS
Definition of LEMMAS
noun
plural of lemma
noun
A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition. A proposition originally used for such a purpose, but having later acquired a greater, independent, importance; a fundamental (often pithy) and widely-used result.
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Word DNA
LEMMAS inherits its ancestry from its root, LEMMA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,575)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEMMA · 1 relative 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.
LEMMAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 172, 8 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEMMAS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AELMMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found LEMMAS?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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