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SYNCHRONISE
Definition of SYNCHRONISE
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronize.
SYNCHRONIZE
verb
To cause two or more events or actions to happen at exactly the same time or same rate, or in a time-coordinated way.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō), equivalent to syn- + chrono- + -ise.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SYNCHRONISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 140, 7 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SYNCHRONISE starts with S and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEHINNORSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and N appear 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 SYNCHRO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SYNCHRONISE?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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