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LITHE
Definition of LITHE
adjective
Mild; calm.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English lithe, from Old English līþe (“gentle, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lentos. Akin to Saterland Frisian lied (“thin, skinny, gaunt”), Danish, Dutch, and archaic German lind (“mild”). Some sources also list Latin lenis (“soft”) and/or Latin lentus (“supple”) as possible cognates.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.3%
of traced words share this origin (11,343)
How it is built
Same root, LITHE · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Latin.
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.
LITHE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 76 boards so far. 193 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LITHE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHILT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start LITHE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LITHE?
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