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ALTERNATELY
Definition of ALTERNATELY
adverb
In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From alternate + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ALTERNATE · 2 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.
ALTERNATELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First found by a player on Day 137, 4 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ALTERNATELY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAEELLNRTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A, L, T and E appear more than once.
Words that start ALTERNA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ALTERNATELY?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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