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FRANKLY
Definition of FRANKLY
adverb
In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
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Where it comes from
From frank + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FRANK · 8 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FRANKLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 6, 27 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRANKLY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AFKLNRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FRANKL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found FRANKLY?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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