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NOVELIZE
Definition of NOVELIZE
verb
To adapt something to a fictional form, especially to adapt into a novel.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From novel + -ize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, NOVELIZE · 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.
NOVELIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 125, 22 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
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
NOVELIZE starts with N and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEILNOVZ - 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 NOVELI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found NOVELIZE?
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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