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ACTUALLY
Definition of ACTUALLY
adverb
In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English actually, actuelly, equivalent to actual + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.1%
of traced words share this origin (4,790)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ACTUALLY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
ACTUALLY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACLLTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start ACTUAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ACTUALLY?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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