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LEISURE
Definition of LEISURE
noun
Freedom provided by the cessation of activities.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English leyser, from Anglo-Norman leisir, variant of Old French loisir (“to enjoy oneself”) (Modern French loisir survives as a noun), substantive use of a verb, from Latin licēre (“be permitted”). Displaced native Old English ǣmetta.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEISURE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEISURE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LEISURE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEILRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LEISUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LEISURE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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