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LORIC
Definition of LORIC
adjective
Pertaining to or characterized by lore.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lore + -ic.
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.
LORIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LORIC starts with L and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CILOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LORIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found LORIC?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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