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MEEKLY
Definition of MEEKLY
adverb
In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English mekely, mekeliche, equivalent to meek + -ly. Compare Old Norse mjúkliga.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,275)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Old Norse.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MEEKLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 114 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
MEEKLY starts with M and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEKLMY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found MEEKLY?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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