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SPEEDILY
Definition of SPEEDILY
adverb
In a speedy or fast manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English spedily, spedili, from Old English *spēdiġlīċe, ġespēdiġlīċe (“prosperously”), equivalent to speedy + -ly. Cognate with Scots spedely, spedelie (“quickly, speedily”). Compare also Old English spēdlīċe (“effectually, effectively, successfully, efficaciously, powerfully, in a manner which produces a result”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,213)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Scots.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SPEEDILY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 30 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SPEEDILY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEEILPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SPEEDI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found SPEEDILY?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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