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LUBRICANT
Definition of LUBRICANT
noun
A substance used to reduce friction between objects or surfaces.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lubricate + -ant.
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.
LUBRICANT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LUBRICANT starts with L and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ABCILNRTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LUBRIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found LUBRICANT?
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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