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POLYMERISE
Definition of POLYMERISE
verb
Alternative form of polymerize.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
c 1865, polymer + -ise
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.
POLYMERISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 94, 22 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
POLYMERISE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEILMOPRSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start POLYME
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found POLYMERISE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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