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INSTRUMENTALLY
Definition of INSTRUMENTALLY
adverb
By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From instrumental + -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.
INSTRUMENTALLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INSTRUMENTALLY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEILLMNNRSTTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N, T and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start INSTRUMENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found INSTRUMENTALLY?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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