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FEDERALISM
Definition of FEDERALISM
noun
A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French fédéralisme. By surface analysis, federal + -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.
FEDERALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 21 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FEDERALISM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADEEFILMRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start FEDERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found FEDERALISM?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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