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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).
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 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
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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