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VERDANTLY
Definition of VERDANTLY
adverb
In a verdant manner; in a fashion indicating greenness (green color.)
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From verdant + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VERDANT · 1 relative 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.
VERDANTLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 157 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERDANTLY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ADELNRTVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start VERDAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found VERDANTLY?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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