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EMPATHIZES
Definition of EMPATHIZES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of empathize
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, EMPATHIZE · 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.
EMPATHIZES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 165, 1 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EMPATHIZES starts with E and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEHIMPSTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EMPATH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EMPATHIZES?
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 165 - and most players walked straight past it.
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