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FAVISM
Definition of FAVISM
noun
An X-linked recessive genetic condition that predisposes a person to hemolysis and resultant jaundice in response to certain triggers.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From fava (“the fava bean”) + -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.
FAVISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 108, 5 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FAVISM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AFIMSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FAVISM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found FAVISM?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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