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BUMPTIOUSLY
Definition of BUMPTIOUSLY
adverb
In a bumptious manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bumptious + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BUMPTIOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BUMPTIOUSLY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BILMOPSTUUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start BUMPTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found BUMPTIOUSLY?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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