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ONLIEST
Definition of ONLIEST
adjective
superlative form of only: most only, used to mean "only" but with added intensiveness or emphasis.
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Word DNA
ONLIEST inherits its ancestry from its root, ONLY.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
4.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,861)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ONLY · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Old Norse, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ONLIEST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 58, 17 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 58, 17 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ONLIEST starts with O and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EILNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 58
Could you have found ONLIEST?
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 58 - and most players walked straight past it.
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