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IRIDESCENTLY
Definition of IRIDESCENTLY
adverb
In an iridescent manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From iridescent + -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.
IRIDESCENTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 77, 5 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 77, 5 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
IRIDESCENTLY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIILNRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear 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 IRIDESCE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found IRIDESCENTLY?
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 77 - and most players walked straight past it.
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