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LOBULE
Definition of LOBULE
noun
Diminutive of lobe: A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe. In liverworts with bilobed leaves, the smaller of the two lobes, sometimes modified to form a sac. A tongue-like structure opposite the scutellum in grasses; the epiblast.
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Where it comes from
From lobe + -ule (diminutive suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LOBE · 15 relatives 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.
LOBULE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LOBULE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BELLOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found LOBULE?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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