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KERATINIZED
Definition of KERATINIZED
verb
simple past and past participle of keratinize
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Word DNA
KERATINIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, KERATIN.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- German
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,043)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, KERATIN · 9 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.
KERATINIZED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KERATINIZED starts with K and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIIKNRTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start KERATIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KERATINIZED?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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