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LEGALIZE
Definition of LEGALIZE
verb
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From legal + -ize. Piecewise doublet of loyalize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, LEGAL · 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.
LEGALIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First found by a player on Day 145, 12 October 2026.
Built from these letters
LEGALIZE starts with L and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGILLZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L and E appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start LEGALI
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 145 - and most players walked straight past it.
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