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SELFISHLY
Definition of SELFISHLY
adverb
In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From selfish + -ly.
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.
SELFISHLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SELFISHLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EFHILLSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and L appear more than once.
Words that start SELFIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SELFISHLY?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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