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ICILY
Definition of ICILY
adverb
In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From icy + -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.
ICILY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 14, 3 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 14, 3 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ICILY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CIILY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Could you have found ICILY?
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 14 - and most players walked straight past it.
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