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FONDLY
Definition of FONDLY
adverb
In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English fondly, fondely, fonnedli, equivalent to fond + -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.
FONDLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 30, 19 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FONDLY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DFLNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found FONDLY?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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