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CHIEFLY
Definition of CHIEFLY
adverb
Especially or primarily; above all.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English chefly; equivalent to chief + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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.
CHIEFLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
CHIEFLY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEFHILY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start CHIEFL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found CHIEFLY?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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