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LIFESAVING
Definition of LIFESAVING
adjective
Alternative form of life-saving.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From life + saving.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LIFE · 12 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.
LIFESAVING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 43 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LIFESAVING starts with L and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AEFGIILNSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start LIFESA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found LIFESAVING?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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