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NIGHTLY
Definition of NIGHTLY
adjective
Happening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NIGHTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 93, 21 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NIGHTLY starts with N and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GHILNTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start NIGHTL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NIGHTLY?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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