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LICHENOUS
Definition of LICHENOUS
adjective
Covered in lichen.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lichen + -ous.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LICHEN · 9 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LICHENOUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
LICHENOUS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CEHILNOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LICHEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found LICHENOUS?
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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