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VERISM
Definition of VERISM
noun
Presenting common, everyday subjects, specifically eschewing the heroic or legendary.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin vērus (“true”) + -ism.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
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.
VERISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 65, 24 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 65, 24 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VERISM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read EIMRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 VERISM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found VERISM?
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 65 - and most players walked straight past it.
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