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REVISE
Definition of REVISE
verb
To review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French réviser, from Latin revīsō, from re- + vīsō (“examine”), frequentative of videō (“see”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, REVISE · 3 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.
REVISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First found by a player on Day 39, 28 June 2026.
Built from these letters
REVISE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start REVISE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found REVISE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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