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SUBTILISE
Definition of SUBTILISE
verb
Alternative spelling of subtilize.
SUBTILIZE
verb
To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.
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Word DNA
SUBTILISE inherits its ancestry from its root, SUBTILIZE.
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,269)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SUBTILIZE · 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.
SUBTILISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 146, 13 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SUBTILISE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read BEIILSSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and I appear more than once.
Words that start SUBTIL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SUBTILISE?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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