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GRATEFULLY
Definition of GRATEFULLY
adverb
In a grateful manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From grateful + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, GRATEFUL · 1 relative 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.
GRATEFULLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRATEFULLY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEFGLLRTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start GRATEF
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found GRATEFULLY?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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