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ELUSIVELY
Definition of ELUSIVELY
adverb
In an elusive manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From elusive + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ELUSIVE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ELUSIVELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 19 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
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
ELUSIVELY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEILLSUVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and L appear more than once.
Words that start ELUSIV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ELUSIVELY?
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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