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BOWDLERISE
Definition of BOWDLERISE
verb
Alternative form of bowdlerize.
verb
To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.
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Other senses
BOWDLERISE carries 2 further meanings.
verb
same as bowdlerize.
verb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Where it comes from
From Bowdler + -ise.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, BOWDLERISE · 2 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.
BOWDLERISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 131 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 159, 26 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOWDLERISE starts with B and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BDEEILORSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of BOWDLERISE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start BOWDLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found BOWDLERISE?
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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