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SLYLY
Definition of SLYLY
adverb
In a sly manner, cunningly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English sleighly; equivalent to sly + -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.
SLYLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 47 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SLYLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read LLSYY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and Y appear more than once.
Could you have found SLYLY?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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