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GALVANISM
Definition of GALVANISM
noun
The chemical generation of electricity.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French galvanisme, after physiologist Luigi Alyisio Galvani (1737–1798) + -isme. By surface analysis, galvano- + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
5.3%
of traced words share this origin (4,125)
branch · 12.9% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
GALVANISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
GALVANISM starts with G and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AAGILMNSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start GALVAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found GALVANISM?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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