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DEVILISHLY
Definition of DEVILISHLY
adverb
In a devilish manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From devilish + -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.
DEVILISHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 279 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEVILISHLY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEHIILLSVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and L appear more than once.
Words that start DEVILI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEVILISHLY?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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