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DRAMATIZE
Definition of DRAMATIZE
verb
To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma) + English -ize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DRAMATIZE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DRAMATIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 64, 23 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 40 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 64, 23 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DRAMATIZE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AADEIMRTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DRAMAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DRAMATIZE?
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 64 - and most players walked straight past it.
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