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CHURCHISM
Definition of CHURCHISM
noun
Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church organization; sectarianism.
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Where it comes from
From church + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, CHURCH · 9 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CHURCHISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 26 days.
Built from these letters
CHURCHISM starts with C and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CCHHIMRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C and H appear more than once.
Words that start CHURCH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHURCHISM?
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 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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