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SECRETLY
Definition of SECRETLY
adverb
In secret, covertly.
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Where it comes from
From secret + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
SECRETLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 48, 7 July 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
SECRETLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CEELRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start SECRET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found SECRETLY?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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