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PURGATIVELY
Definition of PURGATIVELY
adverb
In a purgative manner; so as to purge.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From purgative + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, PURGATIVE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PURGATIVELY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 168, 4 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PURGATIVELY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEGILPRTUVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start PURGATI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found PURGATIVELY?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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