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VARIABLY
Definition of VARIABLY
adverb
In a variable manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From variable + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VARIABLE · 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.
VARIABLY 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 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 43, 2 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VARIABLY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AABILRVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start VARIAB
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found VARIABLY?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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