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FRUMPISHLY
Definition of FRUMPISHLY
adverb
In a frumpish manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From frumpish + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FRUMP · 5 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.
FRUMPISHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 38 boards so far. 51 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FRUMPISHLY starts with F and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read FHILMPRSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FRUMPI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found FRUMPISHLY?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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