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LOBBYISTS
Definition of LOBBYISTS
noun
plural of lobbyist
noun
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.
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Word DNA
LOBBYISTS inherits its ancestry from its root, LOBBY.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
30th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (198)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LOBBY · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LOBBYISTS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LOBBYISTS starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BBILOSSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. B and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start LOBBYI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LOBBYISTS?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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