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VERBALIZE
Definition of VERBALIZE
verb
To speak or to use words to express.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Partly from Middle French verbaliser and partly from verbal + -ize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
13th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1%
of traced words share this origin (830)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, VERBALIZE · 5 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.
VERBALIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 53 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 107, 4 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERBALIZE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEILRVZ - 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 VERBAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VERBALIZE?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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