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ANYWAY

/ˈɛniweɪ/6 letters

Definition of ANYWAY

adverb

Regardless; anyhow.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From any + way.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
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Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

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.

Day 1Day 111
Its one board, across 111 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards it fitted
111
First board
0
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 111, 8 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

clockeworks

on Day 111, 8 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

ANYWAY
6
Letters
2
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

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.

ANYWAYS

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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