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KEENLY
Definition of KEENLY
adverb
In a keen manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English kenely, kenliche, from Old English cēnlīċe (“keenly, boldly, courageously”), equivalent to keen + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian köinlik (“boldly”), archaic German kühnlich (“bravely”).
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.
KEENLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 72 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
KEENLY starts with K and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEKLNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found KEENLY?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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