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FAVOURINGLY
Definition of FAVOURINGLY
adverb
In a favouring way.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From favouring + -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.
FAVOURINGLY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 8 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 60, 19 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 100 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 63, 22 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAVOURINGLY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AFGILNORUVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FAVOURI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found FAVOURINGLY?
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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