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LETHARGIES
Definition of LETHARGIES
noun
plural of lethargy
noun
A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; sluggishness, laziness.
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Word DNA
LETHARGIES inherits its ancestry from its root, LETHARGY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LETHARGY · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LETHARGIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LETHARGIES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEGHILRST - 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 LETHAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found LETHARGIES?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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