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BOOKISHLY
Definition of BOOKISHLY
adverb
In a bookish manner.
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Other senses
BOOKISHLY carries 2 further meanings.
In a bookish manner or way; studiously; pedantically.
adjective
In a bookish way.
Where it comes from
From bookish + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BOOK · 17 relatives in the game
BOOKISHLY in a sentence
“These Knicks, Mr. Araton writes, were "a mix of eclectic upstarts and outsiders from schools historically black (Willis Reed's Grambling), bookishly white ('Dollar' Bill Bradley's Princeton), or categorically remote (Walt Frazier's Southern Illinois University)," with only Cazzie Russell coming from a traditional sports power, the University of Michigan.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BOOKISHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 109 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOOKISHLY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BHIKLOOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BOOKIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found BOOKISHLY?
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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