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WINTERIZE
Definition of WINTERIZE
verb
To prepare (something) for winter weather.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From winter + -ize.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WINTERIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 69, 28 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
WINTERIZE starts with W and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIINRTWZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start WINTER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found WINTERIZE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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