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LOVER
Definition of LOVER
noun
One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English lovere, luffer, lufere, equivalent to love + -er.
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.
LOVER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LOVER starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ELORV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LOVER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found LOVER?
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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