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FORMALISE
Definition of FORMALISE
verb
Alternative spelling of formalize.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From formal + -ise.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FORMALISE · 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.
FORMALISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Also on
Built from these letters
FORMALISE starts with F and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEFILMORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FORMAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found FORMALISE?
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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