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VORTICISM
Definition of VORTICISM
noun
A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating elements of cubism and futurism.
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Where it comes from
From vortex + -ism, attributed to Ezra Pound.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, VORTEX · 3 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.
VORTICISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 28, 17 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
VORTICISM starts with V and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CIIMORSTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start VORTIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found VORTICISM?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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