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NOXIOUSLY
Definition of NOXIOUSLY
adverb
In a noxious manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From noxious + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
NOXIOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 226 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NOXIOUSLY starts with N and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ILNOOSUXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start NOXIOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found NOXIOUSLY?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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