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DEIONIZE
Definition of DEIONIZE
verb
To remove the ions from; to deprive of ions. To cause (an ionized substance) to return to a neutral state; to convert (an ion) into a neutral atom or molecule.
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Where it comes from
From de- + ionize.
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.
DEIONIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 73 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEIONIZE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEIINOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DEIONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found DEIONIZE?
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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