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MECHANICALLY

/məˈkænɪkli/12 letters

Definition of MECHANICALLY

adverb

From a mechanical point of view.

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Where it comes from

From mechanical + -ly.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adverb4 syllablescompound-ly

Same root, MECHANICAL · 1 relative in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

MECHANICALLY in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 177
Its one board, across 177 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
137
First board
40
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.

First ever to find it

maningray

on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

MECHANICALLY
12
Letters
4
Vowels
8
Consonants
9
Different letters
3
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

MECHANICALLY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACCEHILLMNY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.

Words that start MECHANIC

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

MECHANICMECHANICSMECHANICALMECHANICALSMECHANICIANMECHANICIANS

Could you have found MECHANICALLY?

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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.

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