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UNMERITEDLY
Definition of UNMERITEDLY
adverb
In an unmerited manner; undeservedly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From unmerited + -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.
UNMERITEDLY 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 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 75, 3 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNMERITEDLY starts with U and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEEILMNRTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start UNMERIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found UNMERITEDLY?
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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