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DILETTANTISM
Definition of DILETTANTISM
noun
The act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur or dabbler, sometimes in the arts.
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Where it comes from
From dilettante + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DILETTANTE · 3 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.
DILETTANTISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 106, 3 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 44 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DILETTANTISM starts with D and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADEIILMNSTTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and T appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DILETTAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DILETTANTISM?
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 106 - and most players walked straight past it.
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