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APOLOGIZE
Definition of APOLOGIZE
verb
To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
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Where it comes from
From apology + -ize, from ἀπολογία (apología, “a speech in defense”), from ἀπολογέομαι (apologéomai, “to speak in one’s defense”), from ἀπόλογος (apólogos, “an account, story”), compound of ἀπο- (apo-, “from, off”) and λόγος (lógos, “speech”); compare also ἀπολογίζομαι (apologízomai, “to render an account”).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, APOLOGY · 8 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.
APOLOGIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 165, 1 November 2026.
Built from these letters
APOLOGIZE starts with A and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEGILOOPZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start APOLOG
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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