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CATECHISED
Definition of CATECHISED
verb
simple past and past participle of catechise
CATECHIZE · via catechise
verb
To give oral instruction, especially of religion; by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation.
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Word DNA
CATECHISED inherits its ancestry from its root, CATECHIZE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,655)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CATECHIZE · 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.
CATECHISED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 46 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CATECHISED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACCDEEHIST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and E appear more than once.
Words that start CATECH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CATECHISED?
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