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LEADEN
Definition of LEADEN
adjective
Of or related to the metal lead, particularly
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English leden, leaden, from Old English lēaden (“leaden, of lead”). Cognate with West Frisian leaden (“leaden”), Dutch loden (“leaden”). By surface analysis, lead + -en.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,197)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEADEN · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEADEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEADEN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADEELN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LEADEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found LEADEN?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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