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SHEERLY
Definition of SHEERLY
adverb
Absolutely; purely; quite.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English schyrly, equivalent to sheer + -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.
SHEERLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 60, 19 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 60, 19 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SHEERLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EEHLRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SHEERL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 60
Could you have found SHEERLY?
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 60 - and most players walked straight past it.
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