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UNSTEADILY
Definition of UNSTEADILY
adverb
In an unsteady manner, so as to shake or falter.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From unsteady + -ly or un- + steadily.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, UNSTEADY · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
UNSTEADILY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 44, 3 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 23 days.
First found by a player on Day 44, 3 July 2026.
Built from these letters
UNSTEADILY starts with U and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ADEILNSTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start UNSTEA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 44
Could you have found UNSTEADILY?
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 44 - and most players walked straight past it.
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