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DECOLONISE
Definition of DECOLONISE
verb
Alternative spelling of decolonize.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + colonise.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DECOLONISE · 1 relative 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.
DECOLONISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 88, 16 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DECOLONISE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEILNOOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and O appear more than once.
Words that start DECOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DECOLONISE?
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 88 - and most players walked straight past it.
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