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ZEALOTISM
Definition of ZEALOTISM
noun
The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From zealot + -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.
ZEALOTISM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 68, 27 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 68, 27 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZEALOTISM starts with Z and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEILMOSTZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZEALOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ZEALOTISM?
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 68 - and most players walked straight past it.
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