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COURTLY
Definition of COURTLY
adjective
Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court; stately, rich or fine, and so suitable for a royal court.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English courtly, equivalent to court + -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.
COURTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 21, 10 June 2026.
Built from these letters
COURTLY starts with C and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CLORTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start COURTL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found COURTLY?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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