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CAUTERIZE
Definition 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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Where it comes from
From Middle French cauteriser, from Late Latin cauterizō (“to burn with a hot iron”), from Ancient Greek καυτηριάζω (kautēriázō, “to brand”), from καυτήρ (kautḗr, “branding iron”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).
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.
CAUTERIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
CAUTERIZE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEIRTUZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start CAUTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found CAUTERIZE?
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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