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MODERNIZED
Definition of MODERNIZED
adjective
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Word DNA
MODERNIZED inherits its ancestry from its root, MODERNIZE.
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 (4,168)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, MODERNIZE · 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.
MODERNIZED 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 15 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
MODERNIZED starts with M and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEEIMNORZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start MODERN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MODERNIZED?
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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