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VERNALISE

9 letters

Definition of VERNALISE

verb

Alternative form of vernalize.

VERNALIZE

verb

To subject to vernalization

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Word DNA

VERNALISE inherits its ancestry from its root, VERNAL.

Line of descent

  1. Proto-Indo-European
  2. Latin
  3. English

2 recorded generations before English.

Proto-Indo-European

Deepest traced root

2nd

of 59 source languages in OUTLIER

14.3%

of traced words share this origin (11,343)

How it is built

verbcompound-nus

Same root, VERNAL · 5 relatives in the game

Its etymology also names Italian, Old French, Portuguese, Spanish.

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Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
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Find it yourself

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

VERNALISE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 6 boards so far.

Day 1Day 160
Its 6 boards, across 160 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
6
Boards found on
88
First board
142
Latest board
20
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 88, 16 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.

First ever to find it

tandembiketerry

on Day 88, 16 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

VERNALISE
9
Letters
4
Vowels
5
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

VERNALISE starts with V and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEILNRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

Words that start VERNAL

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

VERNALVERNALLYVERNALITYVERNALIZEVERNALISEDVERNALISESVERNALIZEDVERNALIZESVERNALISINGVERNALITIESVERNALIZINGVERNALIZATION

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