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BENIGHTEDLY
Definition of BENIGHTEDLY
adverb
In a benighted manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From benighted + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BENIGHT · 5 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.
BENIGHTEDLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 41, 30 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BENIGHTEDLY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BDEEGHILNTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start BENIGHT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found BENIGHTEDLY?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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