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SICKLY
Definition of SICKLY
adjective
Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English seekly, sekely, siklich, sekeliche, equivalent to sick + -ly. Possibly a modification of Old English sīcle (“sickly”) and/or derived from Old Norse sjúkligr (“sickly”). Cognate with Dutch ziekelijk, Middle High German siechlich, Danish sygelig, Swedish sjuklig, Icelandic sjúklegur. The verb is from the adjective.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SICKLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 43 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SICKLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CIKLSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SICKLY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found SICKLY?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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