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LEERINGS
Definition of LEERINGS
noun
plural of leering
LEER · via leering
verb
To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
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Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEERINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 59, 18 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 59, 18 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEERINGS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGILNRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E 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 LEERIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 59
Could you have found LEERINGS?
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 59 - and most players walked straight past it.
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