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ACHROMATIZE
Definition of ACHROMATIZE
verb
To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,666)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ACHROMATIZE · 2 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.
ACHROMATIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 55, 14 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 55, 14 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ACHROMATIZE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEHIMORTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ACHROMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 55
Could you have found ACHROMATIZE?
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