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FACTORIZE
Definition of FACTORIZE
verb
To create a list of the factors of.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From factor + -ize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FACTORIZE · 2 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.
FACTORIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FACTORIZE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEFIORTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start FACTOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found FACTORIZE?
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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