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ECUMENISM
Definition of ECUMENISM
noun
Ecumenical doctrines and practices, especially as manifested in the ecumenical movement.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From ecumene + -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.
ECUMENISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ECUMENISM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CEEIMMNSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and M appear more than once.
Words that start ECUMEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ECUMENISM?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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