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LENITIVE
Definition of LENITIVE
adjective
Analgesic, able to reduce pain or suffering.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin lēnīt(us) (“softened”) + -ive, from lēniō (“to soften, soothe”), from lēnis (“soft”).
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.
LENITIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 78, 6 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 78, 6 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LENITIVE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIILNTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once.
Words that start LENITI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LENITIVE?
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 78 - and most players walked straight past it.
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