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HEDGINGLY
Definition of HEDGINGLY
adverb
So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hedging + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HEDGINGLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
HEDGINGLY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEGGHILNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. G appears more than once.
Could you have found HEDGINGLY?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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