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EGOISM
Definition of EGOISM
noun
The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -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.
EGOISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 119, 16 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 25, 14 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EGOISM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EGIMOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start EGOISM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found EGOISM?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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