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MADERIZE
Definition of MADERIZE
verb
To oxidize.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French madériser, from Madeira, as the wines are oxidized.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,529)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MADERIZE · 4 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.
MADERIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 176, 12 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 176, 12 November 2026.
Built from these letters
MADERIZE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIMRZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start MADERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MADERIZE?
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 176 - and most players walked straight past it.
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