The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
USURPINGLY
Definition of USURPINGLY
adverb
So as to usurp.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From usurp + -ing + -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.
USURPINGLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
USURPINGLY starts with U and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read GILNPRSUUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found USURPINGLY?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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