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LOUT
Definition of LOUT
noun
A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
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Where it comes from
Of dialectal origin, likely derived from Middle English louten (“to bow, bend low, stoop over”), from Old English lūtan (“to bow, bend forward, stoop”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtan, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”). Alternatively, derived from Middle English louten (“to hide, lurk”), from Old English lūtian (“to lurk, skulk”), from Proto-West Germanic *lūtēn (“to be hidden, be concealed”). Compare Old Norse lútr (“stooping”), Gothic 𐌻𐌿𐍄𐍉𐌽 (lutōn, “to deceive”). Non-Germanic cognates are probably Old Church Slavonic лоудити (luditi, “to deceive”), Serbo-Croatian lud and Albanian lut (“to beg, pray”).
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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.
LOUT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 99 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
LOUT starts with L and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read LOTU - 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 LOUT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found LOUT?
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