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ANIMIST
Definition of ANIMIST
noun
A believer in animism.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANIMIST in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANIMIST starts with A and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AIIMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I 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 ANIMIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ANIMIST?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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