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LIAS
Definition of LIAS
noun
A type of blue limestone present in parts of southern England and Wales.
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Where it comes from
Originally dialectal, from Old French liois (“compact limestone”) (French liais), from Medieval Latin liae, plural of lia; doublet of lees (which is via Latin lias). Ultimate origin uncertain, possibly a Celtic word (such as Gaulish *ligyā) from Proto-Celtic *legyā, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie (down)”). Compare Loire and Leicester.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LIAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
LIAS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AILS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LIAS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found LIAS?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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