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LAYMAN
Definition of LAYMAN
noun
Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English layman, lay man, equivalent to lay (“non-clergy”) + man. Cognate with Old Frisian lēkmann, lēkmonn (“layman”), obsolete Dutch leekeman (“layman”), Old High German leihman (“layman”), Danish lægmand (“layman”), Swedish lekman (“layman”), Norwegian lekmann (“layman”), Icelandic leikmaður (“layman”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (5,012)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LAYMAN · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LAYMAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 82 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 162, 29 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LAYMAN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AALMNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found LAYMAN?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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