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ADVERTISE
Definition of ADVERTISE
verb
To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English advertisen, from Anglo-Norman advertir (“to inform”), avertir, Middle French advertir, avertir (“to warn, give notice to”), with the French -iss- infix assimilated to -ise, -ize and probably influenced by the noun advertisement. Compare also advert.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
1.1%
of traced words share this origin (336)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ADVERTISE · 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.
ADVERTISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ADVERTISE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIRSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ADVERT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found ADVERTISE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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