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INDIRECTLY
Definition of INDIRECTLY
adverb
In an indirect manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English inderectely, indirectly, equivalent to indirect + -ly or in- + directly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,258)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
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.
INDIRECTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 128, 25 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
INDIRECTLY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CDEIILNRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start INDIRE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found INDIRECTLY?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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