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CATALYZER
Definition of CATALYZER
noun
That which catalyzes.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From catalyze + -er.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CATALYZER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First found by a player on Day 64, 23 July 2026.
Built from these letters
CATALYZER starts with C and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AACELRTYZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CATALY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CATALYZER?
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 64 - and most players walked straight past it.
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