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LIENTERY
Definition of LIENTERY
noun
A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the body with little or no digestion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin leinteria, ultimately from Ancient Greek λειεντερία (leientería), which is composed of λεῖος (leîos) and ἔντερον (énteron); compare French lientérie.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,601)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names French.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LIENTERY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 49, 8 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LIENTERY starts with L and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEILNRTY - 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 LIENTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found LIENTERY?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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