LEWD

Where it comes from

From Middle English lewed, lewd, leued (“unlearned, lay, lascivious”), from Old English lǣwede (“unlearned, ignorant, lay”), of uncertain origin. Formally similar to a derivative of the past participle of Old English lǣwan (“to reveal, betray”) in the sense of "exposed as being unlearned" or "easily betrayed, clueless", from Proto-West Germanic *lāwijan, from Proto-Germanic *lēwijaną (“to betray”), from *lēwą (“an opportunity, cause”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēw- (“to leave”). If so, then cognate with Old High German gilāen, firlāen (“to betray”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌴𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galēwjan, “to give over, betray”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐍅 (lēw, “an opportunity, cause”). Or, according to the OED, probably from Vulgar Latin *laigo-, from Late Latin lāicus (“of the people”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

LEWD in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 81 players have found it across Outlier's history.

It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 10, 30 May 2026.

Built from these letters

LEWD starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DELW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

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 LEWD

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Also seen on Day 10