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IDEOLOGY
Definition of IDEOLOGY
noun
Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French idéologie, from idéo- + -logie (equivalent to English ideo- + -logy). Cognate with, but not derived from, idea. Coined 1796 by Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Modern sense of “doctrine” attributed to use of related idéologue (“ideologue”) by Napoleon Bonaparte as a term of abuse towards political opponents in early 1800s.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IDEOLOGY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 100, 28 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
IDEOLOGY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read DEGILOOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start IDEOLO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found IDEOLOGY?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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