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DEHUMANIZE
Definition of DEHUMANIZE
verb
To take away humanity; to remove or deny human qualities, characteristics, or attributes; to impersonalize.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From de- + humanize.
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.
DEHUMANIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 36, 25 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 66 days.
First found by a player on Day 4, 25 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DEHUMANIZE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHIMNUZ - 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 DEHUMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 4
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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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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