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OMINOUSLY
Definition of OMINOUSLY
adverb
In an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ominous + -ly.
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.
OMINOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 31 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OMINOUSLY starts with O and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ILMNOOSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start OMINOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found OMINOUSLY?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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