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DIACHRONY
Definition of DIACHRONY
noun
The study of change over time, especially changes to language.
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Where it comes from
By surface analysis, dia- + chron- + -y; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DIACHRONY · 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.
DIACHRONY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 54, 13 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 54, 13 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIACHRONY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACDHINORY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DIACHR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 54
Could you have found DIACHRONY?
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 54 - and most players walked straight past it.
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