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LEANER
Definition of LEANER
adjective
comparative form of lean: more lean
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From lean + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEANER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEANER starts with L and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AEELNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LEANER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found LEANER?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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