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LIMNOLOGY
Definition of LIMNOLOGY
noun
The science concerning the biological, geological, and physical properties of fresh water bodies, especially lakes and ponds.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From limno- + -logy.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LIMNOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LIMNOLOGY starts with L and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GILLMNOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and O appear more than once.
Words that start LIMNOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LIMNOLOGY?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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