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SUBLIME
Definition of SUBLIME
verb
Synonym of sublimate. To heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container; to change (a solid substance) into a gas without breaking down or passing through the liquid state by heating it gently. To obtain or purify (a substance) in this manner. To raise (someone or an intangible thing) to a state of (especially moral or spiritual) excellence; to exalt.
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Where it comes from
Partly from the following:
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, SUBLIME · 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.
SUBLIME in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 52 boards so far. 163 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUBLIME starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEILMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SUBLIM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found SUBLIME?
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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