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VELARISE
Definition of VELARISE
verb
Alternative form of velarize.
verb
To raise the back of the tongue toward the velum while articulating another consonant, such as the l of English pool.
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Where it comes from
From velar + -ise.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VELARISE · 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.
VELARISE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 100, 28 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 100, 28 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VELARISE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start VELARI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VELARISE?
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 100 - and most players walked straight past it.
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