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VAMPIRISM
Definition of VAMPIRISM
noun
Systemic lupus erythematosus (an autoimmune disease).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From vampire + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VAMPIRE · 14 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VAMPIRISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 161, 28 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VAMPIRISM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AIIMMPRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M and I appear more than once.
Words that start VAMPIR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VAMPIRISM?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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