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LOUNGE
Definition of LOUNGE
verb
To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Origin uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer (“to walk along”). Compare also German lungern (“to hang or lounge around, linger”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,111)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LOUNGE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LOUNGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LOUNGE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EGLNOU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start LOUNGE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found LOUNGE?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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