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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).
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 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Also on
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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