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LUMINESCE
Definition of LUMINESCE
verb
To give off light, including in the invisible electromagnetic radiation frequencies, or become luminescent.
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Other senses
LUMINESCE carries 3 further meanings.
intransitive verb
To be or become luminescent.
To emit light other than that due to ordinary incandescence. See luminescence.
verb
be or become luminescent; exhibit luminescence
Where it comes from
Back-formation from luminescent.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LUMINESCE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LUMINESCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 37 boards so far. 91 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUMINESCE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEILMNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LUMINE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 14
Could you have found LUMINESCE?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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