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VANGUARDISM
Definition of VANGUARDISM
noun
The strategy whereby an organization (usually a vanguard party) attempts to place itself at the centre of a revolutionary movement and steer it in a direction consistent with its ideology.
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Where it comes from
From vanguard + -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.
VANGUARDISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 70, 29 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 70, 29 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VANGUARDISM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AADGIMNRSUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start VANGUAR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VANGUARDISM?
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 70 - and most players walked straight past it.
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