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FEUDALISM
Definition of FEUDALISM
noun
A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.
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Where it comes from
From feudal + -ism.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FEUDAL · 13 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.
FEUDALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 72 boards so far. 208 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
FEUDALISM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ADEFILMSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FEUDAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
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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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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