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LUPUS
Definition of LUPUS
noun
Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin lupus (“wolf”). Doublet of lobo and wolf.
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.
LUPUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 22 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUPUS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read LPSUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LUPUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found LUPUS?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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