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EXACTLY
Definition of EXACTLY
adverb
Without approximation; precisely.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From exact + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, EXACT · 10 relatives 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.
EXACTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 108 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 174, 10 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXACTLY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACELTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXACTLY?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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