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SOOTHINGLY
Definition of SOOTHINGLY
adverb
In a soothing manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From soothing + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
SOOTHINGLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SOOTHINGLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GHILNOOSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SOOTHI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found SOOTHINGLY?
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 55 - and most players walked straight past it.
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