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EASTERLY
Definition of EASTERLY
noun
Any persistent wind from the east (usually a broad current or belt of easterly winds).
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Where it comes from
From easter + -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.
EASTERLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EASTERLY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEELRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start EASTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found EASTERLY?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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