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LITHOMANCY
Definition of LITHOMANCY
noun
divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
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Where it comes from
From litho- + -mancy.
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.
LITHOMANCY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LITHOMANCY starts with L and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACHILMNOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LITHOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found LITHOMANCY?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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