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LUBRICATIONS
Definition of LUBRICATIONS
noun
plural of lubrication
noun
The application of a substance (lubricant) between moving surfaces in contact in order to reduce friction and minimize heating.
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Word DNA
LUBRICATIONS inherits its ancestry from its root, LUBRICATE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LUBRICATE · 10 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LUBRICATIONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 80, 8 August 2026.
Built from these letters
LUBRICATIONS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABCIILNORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start LUBRICAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LUBRICATIONS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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