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LEGALIZED
Definition of LEGALIZED
verb
simple past and past participle of legalize
verb
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
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Word DNA
LEGALIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, LEGAL.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
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.
LEGALIZED 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 ever to find it
on Day 145, 12 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
LEGALIZED starts with L and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEGILLZ - 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.
Could you have found LEGALIZED?
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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