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LINGAMS
Definition of LINGAMS
noun
plural of lingam
noun
The aniconic phallic representation traditionally worshipped as a symbol of or in connection with Shiva.
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Word DNA
LINGAMS inherits its ancestry from its root, LINGAM.
Line of descent
- Sanskrit
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
14th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.9%
of traced words share this origin (247)
branch · 1.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LINGAM · 1 relative 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.
LINGAMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 130, 27 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LINGAMS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGILMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found LINGAMS?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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