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FOOLISHLY
Definition of FOOLISHLY
adverb
In a foolish manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English folysly, folysschly; equivalent to foolish + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,258)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
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.
FOOLISHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 191 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOOLISHLY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read FHILLOOSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start FOOLIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOOLISHLY?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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