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AUTEURISM
Definition of AUTEURISM
noun
A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than of the actors or producers
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Where it comes from
From auteur + -ism.
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.
AUTEURISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
AUTEURISM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEIMRSTUU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start AUTEUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found AUTEURISM?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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