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FOLKISM
Definition of FOLKISM
noun
An ideology that emphasizes racial or ethnic identity, especially when combined with nationalism. An ideology, articulated by historian Simon Dubnow, that declared Jewish people to be a diaspora nation without a territory. Völkisch nationalism; the desire for a homogeneous population that excludes foreigners and the belief that different racial or ethnic groups have different rights. A Japanese ideology that emphasized a common identify among East Asian peoples, associated with the fascist movement during the WWII era. A movement within the Heathen or neo-pagan community that states one cannot convert to Heathenry unless one has the appropriate ancestry.
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Where it comes from
From folk + -ism.
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, FOLK · 14 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.
FOLKISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 156, 23 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 171, 7 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 156, 23 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FOLKISM starts with F and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read FIKLMOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FOLKIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FOLKISM?
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 156 - and most players walked straight past it.
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