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CAPITALIZE
Definition of CAPITALIZE
verb
In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.
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Where it comes from
From capital + -ize, the first element ultimately from Latin capitālis (“of the head”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,914)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CAPITALIZE · 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.
CAPITALIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAPITALIZE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACEIILPTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CAPITA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found CAPITALIZE?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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