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HYPNOTISE
Definition of HYPNOTISE
verb
To induce a state of hypnosis in.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Derived from hypnot(ic) + -ise (verbal derivational suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HYPNOTISE · 1 relative 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.
HYPNOTISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 27 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HYPNOTISE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EHINOPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HYPNOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found HYPNOTISE?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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