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SCHISM
Definition of SCHISM
noun
A split or separation within a group or organization, typically caused by discord.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English scisme, from Old French cisme or scisme, from Ancient Greek σχίσμα (skhísma, “division”), from σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”). Doublet of schisma. Compare chasm. This word was historically pronounced /ˈsɪzəm/ (and still is among the clergy); the pronunciations /ˈʃɪzəm/, /ˈskɪzəm/ are due to the spelling (the latter may have been reinforced by learned influence); compare schedule.
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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.
SCHISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.
Built from these letters
SCHISM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CHIMSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start SCHISM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SCHISM?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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