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SHAMEFACEDLY
Definition of SHAMEFACEDLY
adverb
In a shamefaced manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From shamefaced + -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.
SHAMEFACEDLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHAMEFACEDLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AACDEEFHLMSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and E appear more than once.
Words that start SHAMEFAC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SHAMEFACEDLY?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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