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ALARMIST
Definition of ALARMIST
noun
One who causes others to become alarmed without cause.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From alarm + -ist.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, ALARM · 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.
ALARMIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 155, 22 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALARMIST starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AAILMRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ALARMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 52
Could you have found ALARMIST?
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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.
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