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LUBRICATION
Definition of LUBRICATION
noun
The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lubricate + -ion.
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.
LUBRICATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUBRICATION starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABCIILNORTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start LUBRICA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found LUBRICATION?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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