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LODESTONE
Definition of LODESTONE
noun
The mineral magnetite.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
First attested from 1515, from Middle English lode (“guide”) + stone. From use as a guide tool by mariners. See also: lodestar.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (5,116)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LODESTONE · 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.
LODESTONE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 117 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LODESTONE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEELNOOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and E appear more than once.
Words that start LODEST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found LODESTONE?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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