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VELARISED
Definition of VELARISED
verb
simple past and past participle of velarise
VELARIZE · via velarise
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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Word DNA
VELARISED inherits its ancestry from its root, VELARISE.
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.
VELARISED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 15, 4 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 133, 30 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 15, 4 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VELARISED starts with V and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEILRSV - 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.
Also seen on Day 15
Could you have found VELARISED?
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 15 - and most players walked straight past it.
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