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SUBLIMES
Definition of SUBLIMES
noun
plural 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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Word DNA
SUBLIMES inherits its ancestry from its root, SUBLIME.
How it is built
Same root, SUBLIME · 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.
SUBLIMES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 153, 20 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUBLIMES starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BEILMSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S 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 SUBLIM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUBLIMES?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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