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CEREMONIOUSLY
Definition of CEREMONIOUSLY
adverb
In a ceremonious manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ceremonious + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
CEREMONIOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CEREMONIOUSLY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEEILMNOORSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start CEREMONIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found CEREMONIOUSLY?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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