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LOIN
Definition of LOIN
noun
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English loyne, from Old French loigne, from Vulgar Latin *lumbea, from Latin lumbus, of uncertain origin, possibly from Oscan-Umbrian *londwo- or Proto-Germanic *lundwuz, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“kidney, waist”). Cognate with Modern English lend (“loin”), Dutch lende, German Lende, Swedish länd (“haunch, loin”), Danish lænd, Proto-Slavic *lędvьje (Russian ля́двея (ljádveja)). Doublet of lend.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LOIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 6, 27 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LOIN starts with L and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ILNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LOIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LOIN?
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