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STERNLY
Definition of STERNLY
adverb
In a stern manner.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English sternly, sternely, sterneliche, sturnely, sturneliche, from Old English stirnlīċe, styrnlīċe, stiernlīċe (“harshly; severely; sternly”), equivalent to stern + -ly.
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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.
STERNLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 75, 3 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 86, 14 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First found by a player on Day 75, 3 August 2026.
Built from these letters
STERNLY starts with S and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ELNRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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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 75 - and most players walked straight past it.
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