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FACETIOUSLY
Definition of FACETIOUSLY
adverb
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
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Where it comes from
From facetious + -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.
FACETIOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FACETIOUSLY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACEFILOSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FACETIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
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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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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