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EVOLUTIONISM
Definition of EVOLUTIONISM
noun
Any of several theories that explain the evolution of systems or organisms.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From evolution + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EVOLUTIONISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 33, 22 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 116, 13 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 36 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 33, 22 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EVOLUTIONISM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EIILMNOOSTUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start EVOLUTIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 33
Could you have found EVOLUTIONISM?
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 33 - and most players walked straight past it.
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