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DISCREETLY
Definition of DISCREETLY
adverb
Acting in a discreet manner; acting in a way that respects privacy or secrecy; quietly.
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Where it comes from
From discreet + -ly.
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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.
DISCREETLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 53 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DISCREETLY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CDEEILRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DISCRE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found DISCREETLY?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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