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LAAGER
Definition of LAAGER
noun
A defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From South African Dutch lager (“camp”) (modern Afrikaans laer), from German Lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lager and lair.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Proto-Germanic
- Dutch
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (980)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LAAGER · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Afrikaans.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LAAGER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAAGER starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AAEGLR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LAAGER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found LAAGER?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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