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EXASPERATINGLY
Definition of EXASPERATINGLY
adverb
In an exasperating manner; frustratingly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From exasperating + -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.
EXASPERATINGLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXASPERATINGLY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AAEEGILNPRSTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXASPERATI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found EXASPERATINGLY?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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