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RATIONALISM
Definition of RATIONALISM
noun
The theory that reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.
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Where it comes from
From rational + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RATIONALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RATIONALISM starts with R and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AAIILMNORST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once.
Words that start RATIONA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found RATIONALISM?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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