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APOLOGIZED
Definition of APOLOGIZED
verb
simple past and past participle 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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Word DNA
APOLOGIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, APOLOGY.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,302)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
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.
APOLOGIZED 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
APOLOGIZED starts with A and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEGILOOPZ - 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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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 165 - and most players walked straight past it.
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