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PENALIZE
Definition of PENALIZE
verb
To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From penal + -ize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PENALIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 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
PENALIZE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILNPZ - 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 PENALI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PENALIZE?
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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