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WESTERNLY
Definition of WESTERNLY
adjective
In or towards the west.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From western + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, WESTERN · 3 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.
WESTERNLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 142, 9 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 169, 5 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 142, 9 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WESTERNLY starts with W and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EELNRSTWY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start WESTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found WESTERNLY?
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 142 - and most players walked straight past it.
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