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GOODLY
Definition of GOODLY
adjective
Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English goodly, goodlich, gōdlich, from Old English gōdlīċ (“good, goodly”), from Proto-West Germanic *gōdalīk, from Proto-Germanic *gōdalīkaz (“good, goodly”); equivalent to good + -ly. Cognate with Dutch goedelijk, goelijk (“harmless, benign”), German gütlich (“friendly”), Icelandic góðlegur (“benign”).
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.
GOODLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 22, 11 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 84, 12 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 22, 11 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GOODLY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DGLOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GOODLY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 22
Could you have found GOODLY?
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 22 - and most players walked straight past it.
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