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DWARFISM
Definition of DWARFISM
noun
The condition of being a dwarf (person of short stature).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dwarf + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DWARFISM · 1 relative 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.
DWARFISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 62 boards so far. 198 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
DWARFISM starts with D and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADFIMRSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DWARFI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found DWARFISM?
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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