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VELARIZES

9 letters

Definition of VELARIZES

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of velarize

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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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

VELARIZES in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 125
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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 125, 22 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First ever to find it

ellenfremedon

on Day 125, 22 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

VELARIZES
9
Letters
4
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

VELARIZES starts with V and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEEILRSVZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.

Words that start VELARI

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 125 - and most players walked straight past it.

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