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GRADUALISM
Definition of GRADUALISM
noun
The belief that evolution proceeds at a steady pace, without the sudden development of new species or biological features from one generation to the next.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From gradual + -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.
GRADUALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
GRADUALISM starts with G and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AADGILMRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start GRADUA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found GRADUALISM?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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