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ARCHAISM
Definition of ARCHAISM
noun
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
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Where it comes from
17th century, from New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, “an antiquated phrase or style”), from ἀρχαίζω (arkhaízō, “to model one's style upon that of ancient writers”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”).
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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.
ARCHAISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
ARCHAISM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AACHIMRS - 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 ARCHAI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found ARCHAISM?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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