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LUSTERING
Definition of LUSTERING
verb
present participle and gerund of luster
noun
The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
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Word DNA
LUSTERING inherits its ancestry from its root, LUSTER.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Italian
- Middle French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LUSTER · 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.
LUSTERING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUSTERING starts with L and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read EGILNRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LUSTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found LUSTERING?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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