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EXTERNALISM
Definition of EXTERNALISM
noun
Excessive regard to outward acts or appearances, especially in religion.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
c. 1840 external + -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.
EXTERNALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 67, 26 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 67, 26 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXTERNALISM starts with E and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEEILMNRSTX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start EXTERNA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXTERNALISM?
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 67 - and most players walked straight past it.
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