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CENTRALIZE
Definition of CENTRALIZE
verb
To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From central + -ize.
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.
CENTRALIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First found by a player on Day 68, 27 July 2026.
Built from these letters
CENTRALIZE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEEILNRTZ - 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 CENTRA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CENTRALIZE?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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