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LOOSE
Definition of LOOSE
verb
To let loose, to free from restraints.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LOOSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 85, 13 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
LOOSE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ELOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LOOSE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found LOOSE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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