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LIES
Definition of LIES
noun
plural of lie
LIE
symbol
ISO 639-3 language code for Likila.
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Word DNA
LIES inherits its ancestry from its root, LIE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,700)
How it is built
Same root, LIE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Ancient Greek, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Irish, Latin, Norwegian and 5 more.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LIES in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 90 days.
First found by a player on Day 14, 3 June 2026.
Built from these letters
LIES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EILS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found LIES?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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