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UNHAPPILY
Definition of UNHAPPILY
adverb
Unfortunately; regrettably.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English onhappily, unhappili, unhappily, unhappyly; equivalent to un- + happily or unhappy + -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.
UNHAPPILY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 58 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 117, 14 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 110, 7 September 2026.
Built from these letters
UNHAPPILY starts with U and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AHILNPPUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start UNHAPP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNHAPPILY?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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