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DELTAS
Definition of DELTAS
noun
plural of delta
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Word DNA
DELTAS inherits its ancestry from its root, DELTA.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DELTA · 1 relative 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.
DELTAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 17 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 139, 6 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DELTAS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADELST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
5 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DELTAS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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