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PRIMARILY

/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/9 letters

Definition of PRIMARILY

adverb

Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.

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Where it comes from

From primary + -ly.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

adverb4 syllablescompound-ly

Same root, PRIMARY · 2 relatives in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

PRIMARILY in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 167
Its one board, across 167 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
155
First board
12
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.

First ever to find it

readyornot

on Day 155, 22 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

PRIMARILY
9
Letters
3
Vowels
6
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

PRIMARILY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AIILMPRRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and I appear more than once.

Words that start PRIMAR

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

PRIMARYPRIMARCHPRIMARIEDPRIMARIESPRIMARINESS

Could you have found PRIMARILY?

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 155 - and most players walked straight past it.

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