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BOWDLERIZATION
Definition of BOWDLERIZATION
noun
The action or instance of bowdlerizing; the omission or removal of material considered vulgar or indecent.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From bowdlerize + -ation.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
BOWDLERIZATION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 107, 4 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 107, 4 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BOWDLERIZATION starts with B and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ABDEIILNOORTWZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start BOWDLERIZA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found BOWDLERIZATION?
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 107 - and most players walked straight past it.
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