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CHRISM
Definition of CHRISM
noun
A mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English crisme, from Late Old English crisma, from Medieval Latin crisma, from Ecclesiastical Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα (khrîsma, “anointing”, “unction”), from χρίω (khríō, “anoint”).
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.
CHRISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 83 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHRISM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CHIMRS - 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 CHRISM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found CHRISM?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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