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LETHARGY
Definition 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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Where it comes from
From Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lēthārgia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ (lēthārgĭ́ā, “drowsiness”), from λήθᾱργος (lḗthārgos, “forgetful, lethargic”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, adjectival suffix).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LETHARGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 35 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LETHARGY starts with L and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGHLRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LETHAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found LETHARGY?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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