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LICHENOSE
Definition of LICHENOSE
adjective
lichenous
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lichen + -ose.
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.
LICHENOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 52 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LICHENOSE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHILNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LICHEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found LICHENOSE?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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