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DENASALIZE

/diːˈneɪzəlaɪz/10 letters

Definition of DENASALIZE

verb

To remove the nasal airflow of what is usually a nasal stop or nasal vowel.

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Where it comes from

From de- + nasalize.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

verb4 syllablescompoundde-

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

DENASALIZE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
160
First board
14
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.

First ever to find it

ellenfremedonContributor

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

Built from these letters

DENASALIZE
10
Letters
5
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

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

Words that start DENASA

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

DENASALIZEDDENASALIZESDENASALIZINGDENASALIZATIONDENASALIZATIONS

Could you have found DENASALIZE?

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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