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DIABOLO
Definition of DIABOLO
noun
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from French diabolo, from older diable (literally “devil”), fancifully altered after cognate Italian diavolo and/or their common source, Latin diabolus. First attested in the early 20th century. The Latin noun is from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”), itself derived from the verb διαβάλλω (diabállō, “to slander”, literally “to throw across”). The notion that this literal sense of “throw across” could be applied to the diabolo itself has led some commentators to assume a direct semantic connection, but there is no evidence suggesting that it is anything other than a coincidence.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIABOLO in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 96, 24 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 13, 2 June 2026.
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Built from these letters
DIABOLO starts with D and ends with O. Sorted, its letters read ABDILOO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O appears more than once.
Words that start DIABOL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
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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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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