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JOINTEDLY
Definition of JOINTEDLY
adverb
In a jointed way; with, or by means of, joints.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From jointed + -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.
JOINTEDLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 34, 23 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 34, 23 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JOINTEDLY starts with J and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEIJLNOTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JOINTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 34
Could you have found JOINTEDLY?
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 34 - and most players walked straight past it.
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