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LUSHES
Definition of LUSHES
noun
plural of lush
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Word DNA
LUSHES inherits its ancestry from its root, LUSH.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
8.8%
of traced words share this origin (2,661)
How it is built
Same root, LUSH · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Middle Low German, Old Norse.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LUSHES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUSHES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EHLSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S 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 LUSHES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LUSHES?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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