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DIAGONALIZE
Definition of DIAGONALIZE
verb
To convert a square matrix into a diagonal matrix by multiplying it by a second matrix and its inverse.
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Where it comes from
From diagonal + -ize.
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.
DIAGONALIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 55, 14 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 46 days.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DIAGONALIZE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEGIILNOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and A appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DIAGONA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
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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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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