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ANODIZED
Definition of ANODIZED
verb
simple past and past participle of anodize
verb
to coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide, either as protection or decoration
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Word DNA
ANODIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, ANODE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,357)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ANODE · 10 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.
ANODIZED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
ANODIZED starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADDEINOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
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 ANODIZ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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