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SIMPLY
Definition of SIMPLY
adverb
In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English symply, symplely; equivalent to simple + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,258)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
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.
SIMPLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First found by a player on Day 31, 20 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SIMPLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ILMPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found SIMPLY?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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