Strangely

The answer

ODDLY

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ODDLY answer page.

Used 13 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1953. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• ENOUGH (1 uses in xd)
• ITSODD (1 uses in xd)
• THEWEIRDTHINGIS (1 uses in xd)
• UNUSUALLY (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ODDLY

Every other clue in this collection answered by ODDLY, most used first.

• In a strange way - used 41 times, most recently in 2026
• In a weird way - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• "Strange to say ..." - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• In an unusual way - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• In a strange manner - used 13 times, most recently in 2023
• In a peculiar way - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• "Strange as it may seem ... " - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Contrary to expectation - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• In an offbeat way - used 6 times, most recently in 2026

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Beginning - ONSET, used 596 times
• Martini garnish - OLIVE, used 259 times
• Bay window - ORIEL, used 254 times
• Chicago airport - OHARE, used 254 times
• Frequently - OFTEN, used 239 times
• Nebraska city - OMAHA, used 236 times

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