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LEPRECHAUNS
Definition of LEPRECHAUNS
noun
plural of leprechaun
noun
A type of diminutive, solitary fairy or sprite, traditionally depicted as a small, bearded man wearing a green coat and hat, often found repairing a single shoe; they typically possess hidden treasure, such as a pot of gold hidden at the end of a rainbow, and can be forced to reveal its location if captured.
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Word DNA
LEPRECHAUNS inherits its ancestry from its root, LEPRECHAUN.
Line of descent
- Irish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
21st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.5%
of traced words share this origin (140)
branch · 0.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LEPRECHAUN · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Latin, Proto-Indo-European.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LEPRECHAUNS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEPRECHAUNS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACEEHLNPRSU - 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 LEPRECH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found LEPRECHAUNS?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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