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LYSIMETER
Definition of LYSIMETER
noun
An instrument that measures the percolation of water through soil
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”) + -meter
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LYSIMETER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LYSIMETER starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read EEILMRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LYSIME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LYSIMETER?
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 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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