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LIKEWISE
Definition of LIKEWISE
adverb
In a similar manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English lykewise, lykewyse, lyke wyse, lijk wise, a shortened form of Middle English in lik wise (“in like wise”); equivalent to like + -wise. Compare with otherwise.
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.
LIKEWISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First found by a player on Day 50, 9 July 2026.
Built from these letters
LIKEWISE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIIKLSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found LIKEWISE?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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