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SUBLUX
Definition of SUBLUX
verb
Synonym of subluxate: to partially dislocate or displace.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From New Latin subluxāre (“to subluxate”), q.v. Also parsed as a clipping of subluxate and equivalent to sub- + lux.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
32.4%
of traced words share this origin (8,352)
branch · 32.4% 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.
SUBLUX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 129, 26 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 129, 26 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUBLUX starts with S and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read BLSUUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start SUBLUX
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUBLUX?
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 129 - and most players walked straight past it.
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