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POLYTHEISM
Definition of POLYTHEISM
noun
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French polythéisme, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) and θεός (theós, “god”), corresponding to poly- + theism.
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.
POLYTHEISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 50 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 26, 15 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POLYTHEISM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EHILMOPSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start POLYTH
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found POLYTHEISM?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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