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ARDENTLY
Definition of ARDENTLY
adverb
Fervently.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English ardauntly; equivalent to ardent + -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 58 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,231)
branch · 22.3% 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.
ARDENTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 74 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 22, 11 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ARDENTLY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ADELNRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found ARDENTLY?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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