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FORMULISMS
Definition of FORMULISMS
noun
plural of formulism
FORMULISM
noun
An over-reliance on, or adherence to formulae
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Word DNA
FORMULISMS inherits its ancestry from its root, FORMULA.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (25,695)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FORMULA · 11 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.
FORMULISMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 17 days.
First found by a player on Day 153, 20 October 2026.
Built from these letters
FORMULISMS starts with F and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read FILMMORSSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M and S appear more than once.
Words that start FORMUL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FORMULISMS?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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