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LEAVEN
Definition of LEAVEN
noun
Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English levayn, borrowed from Old French levain, from Vulgar Latin *levāmen, a noun based on Latin levō (“raise”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEAVEN · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEAVEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 42 boards so far. 187 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEAVEN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEELNV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LEAVEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found LEAVEN?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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