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LURGIES
Definition of LURGIES
noun
plural of lurgy
noun
Chiefly preceded by the. Idleness or laziness regarded as a medical condition; also, depression, especially resulting from a hangover.
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Word DNA
LURGIES inherits its ancestry from its root, LURGY.
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
23rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (342)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, LURGY · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
LURGIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 53, 12 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LURGIES starts with L and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EGILRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found LURGIES?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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