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METABOLIZE

/mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz/10 letters

Definition of METABOLIZE

verb

To undergo metabolism.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ, “change, mutation”) + -ize.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

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Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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1
Boards found on
107
First board
7
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.

First ever to find it

imnotloggingin

on Day 107, 4 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

METABOLIZE
10
Letters
5
Vowels
5
Consonants
9
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

METABOLIZE starts with M and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEILMOTZ - 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 METABO

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

METABOLYMETABOLICMETABOLIESMETABOLISEMETABOLISMMETABOLITEMETABOLOMEMETABOLISEDMETABOLISESMETABOLISMSMETABOLITESMETABOLIZED

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