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LEGEND
Definition of LEGEND
noun
The life story of a saint .
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English legende, from Old French legende, from Medieval Latin legenda (“a legend, story, especially the lives of the saints”), from Latin legenda (“things which ought to be read”), from lego (“to read”).
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.
LEGEND in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 91, 19 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 87, 15 August 2026.
Built from these letters
LEGEND starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEGLN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LEGEND
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LEGEND?
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 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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