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LUGHOLE
Definition of LUGHOLE
noun
The human ear.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lug + hole.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LUGHOLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUGHOLE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EGHLLOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once.
Words that start LUGHOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LUGHOLE?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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