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DICHOTOMIZE
Definition of DICHOTOMIZE
verb
To separate into two parts, to classify into two classes, or to categorize into two categories.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek διχότομος (dikhótomos) + -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.
DICHOTOMIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DICHOTOMIZE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEHIIMOOTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DICHOTO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
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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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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