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LIGHTFACE
Definition of LIGHTFACE
noun
The opposite of boldface, a font that is light (has a low ratio of ink to white space).
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Where it comes from
From light + face.
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.
LIGHTFACE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 72, 31 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LIGHTFACE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEFGHILT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LIGHTF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LIGHTFACE?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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