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LUSTRE
Definition of LUSTRE
noun
UK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
noun
The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French lustre. See luster (etymology 1).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (332)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LUSTRE · 3 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.
LUSTRE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 61 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LUSTRE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ELRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LUSTRE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found LUSTRE?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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