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FINALIZED
Definition of FINALIZED
verb
simple past and past participle of finalize
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Word DNA
FINALIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, FINALIZE.
How it is built
Same root, FINALIZE · 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.
FINALIZED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FINALIZED starts with F and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEFIILNZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start FINALI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found FINALIZED?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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