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SOCIALISM
Definition of SOCIALISM
noun
Any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. A system of social and economic equality in which there is no private property. A system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state.
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Where it comes from
Attested since 1832; either from French socialisme or from social + -ism.
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.
SOCIALISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
Built from these letters
SOCIALISM starts with S and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACIILMOSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and I appear more than once.
Words that start SOCIAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SOCIALISM?
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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