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ALTRUISM
Definition of ALTRUISM
noun
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
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Where it comes from
From French altruisme, which was coined in 1830 by Auguste Comte from autrui (“of or to others”) + -isme, from Old French, from Latin alteri, dative of alter (“other”) (whence also English alter). Apparently inspired by the French Latin legal phrase l'autrui, from le bien, le droit d'autrui (“the good, the right of the other”). Introduced into English by George Henry Lewes in 1853, in his translation Comte’s Philosophy of the Sciences, 1, xxi.
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.
ALTRUISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 43 boards so far. 80 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ALTRUISM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AILMRSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 ALTRUI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found ALTRUISM?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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