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CAUTERISE
Definition of CAUTERISE
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of cauterize.
verb
To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CAUTERISE · 3 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.
CAUTERISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 73 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CAUTERISE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start CAUTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found CAUTERISE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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