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LIMNS
Definition of LIMNS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of limn
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Another sense
LIMNS carries a second meaning.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of limn.
Word DNA
LIMNS inherits its ancestry from its root, LIMN.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,636)
How it is built
Same root, LIMN · 3 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
LIMNS in a sentence
“The emotional reality of life as a cyborg pieced together from flash-frozen body parts and aging equipment limns every translated sentence.”
Set the dial for…1972! « Haikasoru: Space Opera. Dark Fantasy. Hard Science., 2010
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LIMNS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 67 boards so far. 97 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LIMNS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ILMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found LIMNS?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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