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LEMNISCATE
Definition of LEMNISCATE
noun
A closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbol (∞).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested in 1781; borrowed from New Latin lēmniscāta (figūra), substantivized from lēmniscātus (“decorated with ribbons”), from lēmniscus (“a sort of ribbon”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,696)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEMNISCATE · 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.
LEMNISCATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEMNISCATE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEILMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LEMNIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found LEMNISCATE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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