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IONIZE
Definition of IONIZE
verb
To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.
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Where it comes from
From ion + -ize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IONIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 107, 4 September 2026.
Built from these letters
IONIZE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EIINOZ - 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 IONIZE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 107 - and most players walked straight past it.
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