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ABRUPTLY
Definition of ABRUPTLY
adverb
In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
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Where it comes from
From abrupt + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ABRUPT · 6 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.
ABRUPTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ABRUPTLY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ABLPRTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ABRUPT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found ABRUPTLY?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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