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LEXICONS
Definition of LEXICONS
noun
plural of lexicon
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Another sense
LEXICONS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of lexicon.
Word DNA
LEXICONS inherits its ancestry from its root, LEXICON.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,700)
How it is built
Same root, LEXICON · 2 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
LEXICONS in a sentence
“Just translate word for word as much as is possible, and beware of inventing meanings not in Greek lexicons based on speculation or homiletical desire.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEXICONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 483 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEXICONS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEILNOSX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start LEXICO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LEXICONS?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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