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OPTIONALLY
Definition of OPTIONALLY
adverb
In an optional manner; not mandatorily.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From optional + -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.
OPTIONALLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
OPTIONALLY starts with O and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AILLNOOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start OPTION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OPTIONALLY?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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