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UNSEEMLY
Definition of UNSEEMLY
adjective
Inconsistent with established standards of good form or taste.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English unsemli, probably a partial calque of Old Norse úsǽmiligr (“unseemly”); equivalent to un- + seemly. Cognate with Icelandic ósæmileg (“offensive”), Norwegian usømmelig (“unseemly”), Danish usømmelig (“unseemly”), German unziemlich.
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.
UNSEEMLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 55 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 23, 12 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
UNSEEMLY starts with U and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EELMNSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start UNSEEM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found UNSEEMLY?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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