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SEEMLY
Definition of SEEMLY
adjective
Of behavior, appropriate; suited to the occasion or purpose; becoming.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English semly, semely, semelich, from Old Norse sœmiligr (“seemly”); equivalent to seem + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic sæmilegur (“seemly, passable”), Danish sømmelig (“seemly”).
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.
SEEMLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SEEMLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EELMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SEEMLY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found SEEMLY?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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