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EXPECTINGLY
Definition of EXPECTINGLY
adverb
In a state of expectation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From expecting + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
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.
EXPECTINGLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 115, 12 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 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
EXPECTINGLY starts with E and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEEGILNPTXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXPECTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found EXPECTINGLY?
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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