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ANYWAY
Definition of ANYWAY
adverb
Regardless; anyhow.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From any + way.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
ANYWAY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 55 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANYWAY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AANWYY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and Y appear more than once.
Words that start ANYWAY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANYWAY?
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 111 - and most players walked straight past it.
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