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MAGNETISM

/ˈmæɡ.nəˌtɪz.əm/9 letters

Definition of MAGNETISM

noun

The property of being magnetic.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From magnet + -ism.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Word DNA

How it is built

noun4 syllablescompound-ism

Same root, MAGNET · 16 relatives in the game

The Word DNA of OUTLIER →

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

MAGNETISM in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 171
Its one board, across 171 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
166
First board
5
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 166, 2 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.

First ever to find it

bobrob50

on Day 166, 2 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

MAGNETISM
9
Letters
3
Vowels
6
Consonants
8
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

MAGNETISM starts with M and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEGIMMNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.

Words that start MAGNET

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

Could you have found MAGNETISM?

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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