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EBONISE
Definition of EBONISE
verb
Alternative form of ebonize.
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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.
EBONISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 85 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
EBONISE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEEINOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start EBONIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found EBONISE?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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