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REFRACTORILY
Definition of REFRACTORILY
adverb
In a refractory manner.
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Where it comes from
From refractory + -ly.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, REFRACTORY · 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.
REFRACTORILY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 155, 22 October 2026.
Built from these letters
REFRACTORILY starts with R and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACEFILORRRTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R appears more than once.
Words that start REFRACTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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