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SHELLAC
Definition of SHELLAC
noun
A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
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Where it comes from
From shell + lac, calque of French laque en écailles (literally “lac in scales/shells”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Particularly: “Origin of informal senses needed.”
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHELLAC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHELLAC starts with S and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACEHLLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHELLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHELLAC?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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