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ANODIZES
Definition of ANODIZES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative 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
ANODIZES inherits its ancestry from its root, ANODIZE.
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANODIZES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 64, 23 July 2026.
Built from these letters
ANODIZES starts with A and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEINOSZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. 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.
Could you have found ANODIZES?
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 64 - and most players walked straight past it.
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