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LINGERERS
Definition of LINGERERS
noun
plural of lingerer
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Word DNA
LINGERERS inherits its ancestry from its root, LING.
Line of descent
- German
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,881)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LING · 7 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LINGERERS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LINGERERS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EEGILNRRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.
Words that start LINGER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LINGERERS?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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