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AUSTERELY
Definition of AUSTERELY
adverb
In an austere manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From austere + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, AUSTERE · 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.
AUSTERELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AUSTERELY starts with A and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEELRSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start AUSTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found AUSTERELY?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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