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KNIGHTLY
Definition of KNIGHTLY
adjective
Of or pertaining to a knight or knights.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English knyghtly, knightlich; equivalent to knight + -ly (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Old English cnihtlīċ (“boyish”), Dutch knechtelijk (“servile”), German knechtlich (“menial”).
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.
KNIGHTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 24 boards so far. 88 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KNIGHTLY starts with K and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GHIKLNTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start KNIGHT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found KNIGHTLY?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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