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INSTANTLY

/ˈɪnstəntli/9 letters

Definition of INSTANTLY

adverb

At once; without delay.

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Where it comes from

From instant + -ly.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adverb3 syllablescompound-ly

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

INSTANTLY in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 171
Its one board, across 171 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
167
First board
4
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.

First ever to find it

gigibibi

on Day 167, 3 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

INSTANTLY
9
Letters
2
Vowels
7
Consonants
7
Different letters
4
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

INSTANTLY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AILNNSTTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and T appear more than once.

Words that start INSTAN

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

INSTANTINSTANCEINSTANCYINSTANTSINSTANCEDINSTANCESINSTANTERINSTANCIESINSTANCINGINSTANTIALINSTANTIATEINSTANTNESS

Could you have found INSTANTLY?

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 167 - and most players walked straight past it.

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