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SHRIEKINGLY
Definition of SHRIEKINGLY
adverb
With a shrieking sound.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From shrieking + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SHRIEK · 9 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHRIEKINGLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 54 days.
First found by a player on Day 40, 29 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHRIEKINGLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EGHIIKLNRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start SHRIEKI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found SHRIEKINGLY?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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