The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
GROTESQUELY
Definition of GROTESQUELY
adverb
In a grotesque manner; disgustingly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From grotesque + -ly.
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.
GROTESQUELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GROTESQUELY starts with G and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEGLOQRSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Q - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start GROTESQ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found GROTESQUELY?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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