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ETACISM
Definition of ETACISM
noun
The pronunciation of the Ancient Greek η (eta) like the Italian long e, or the vowel in the English word ate.
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Where it comes from
From eta + -cism (phenomenon related to a specific phoneme). Compare iotacism, from the modern pronunciation of eta.
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.
ETACISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 72, 31 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 28, 17 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ETACISM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACEIMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start ETACIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found ETACISM?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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