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HOLILY
Definition of HOLILY
adverb
In a holy way; with sanctity.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English holily, holyly, holilie, holiliche, holyliche, haliliche, haliʒlike, haliliʒ, from Old English hāliġlīċe, equivalent to holy + -ly.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HOLILY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 47 days.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Built from these letters
HOLILY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read HILLOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once.
Could you have found HOLILY?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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