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OPPORTUNELY
Definition of OPPORTUNELY
adverb
In a manner suitable for some particular purpose.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English oportunely, equivalent to opportune + -ly.
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
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,995)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
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.
OPPORTUNELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 159, 26 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 159, 26 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
OPPORTUNELY starts with O and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ELNOOPPRTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and P appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OPPORTU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OPPORTUNELY?
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 159 - and most players walked straight past it.
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