outlying
Outlying is also used as adjective, with meanings including relatively far from a center or middle.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
OU
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “OUTLYING” Mean?
outlying has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 senserelatively far from a center or middle
“outlying settlements”
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
relatively far from a center or middle
Length
8 letters
Starts With
O
Ends With
G
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
O, U, T, L, Y, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆OUTLYING has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆OUTLYING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆OUTLYING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆OUTLYING uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
Y
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
VVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
OU, UT, TL, LY, YI, IN, NG
Trigrams
OUT, UTL, TLY, LYI, YIN, ING
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