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LEME
Definition of LEME
noun
A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English leem, leme, leam, from Old English lēoma (“light, brightness”); akin to light.
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.
LEME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LEME starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EELM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start LEME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found LEME?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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