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FACTIONALISM
Definition of FACTIONALISM
noun
The splitting of a group into factions.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From factional + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FACTION · 9 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FACTIONALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
FACTIONALISM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AACFIILMNOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start FACTIONA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found FACTIONALISM?
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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