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DECAPITALIZE

/diːˈkæpɪtəlaɪz/12 letters

Definition of DECAPITALIZE

verb

To uncapitalize (convert the first letter (or more) of (something) from uppercase to lowercase).

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Where it comes from

From de- + capitalize.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

verb5 syllablescompoundde-

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
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Tier
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Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

DECAPITALIZE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 173
Its one board, across 173 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
160
First board
13
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.

First ever to find it

sylk

on Day 160, 27 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

DECAPITALIZE
12
Letters
6
Vowels
6
Consonants
9
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

DECAPITALIZE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AACDEEIILPTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E, A and I appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.

Words that start DECAPITA

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

DECAPITATEDECAPITATEDDECAPITATESDECAPITATORDECAPITATINGDECAPITATIONDECAPITATORSDECAPITATIONS

Could you have found DECAPITALIZE?

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 160 - and most players walked straight past it.

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