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HERMETISM
Definition of HERMETISM
noun
Alternative form of hermeticism.
HERMETICISM
noun
Hermetic philosophy or practice; hermetics.
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Word DNA
HERMETISM inherits its ancestry from its root, HERMETIC.
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 (26,419)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HERMETIC · 8 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.
HERMETISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HERMETISM starts with H and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EEHIMMRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and M appear more than once.
Words that start HERMET
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HERMETISM?
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 166 - and most players walked straight past it.
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