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NECROTIZE
Definition of NECROTIZE
verb
To undergo necrosis; to become necrotic.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NECROTIZE · 2 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.
NECROTIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
NECROTIZE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEINORTZ - 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 NECROT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NECROTIZE?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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