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TENEBRISM
Definition of TENEBRISM
noun
A style of painting using very pronounced chiaroscuro, with darkness a dominating feature of the image.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Italian tenebrismo, from tenebroso + -ismo, from Latin tenebrōsus (“dark, gloomy”).
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.
TENEBRISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TENEBRISM starts with T and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read BEEIMNRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TENEBR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found TENEBRISM?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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