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LEMUR
Definition of LEMUR
noun
Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
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Where it comes from
From Latin lemurēs (“spirits of the dead”). The name was originally given to the red slender loris (then Lemur tardigradus) in 1754 by Carl Linnaeus. According to Linnaeus, the name was selected because of the nocturnal activity and slow movements of the red slender loris. In 1758, Linnaeus added, among others, the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) to the genus Lemur. All other species, including the red slender loris, were eventually moved to other genera. In time, the word became the colloquial name for all primates endemic to Madagascar.
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.
LEMUR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 34 boards so far. 40 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEMUR starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ELMRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LEMUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found LEMUR?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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