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DIACHYLUMS
Definition of DIACHYLUMS
Wiktionary has no entry for DIACHYLUMS itself. This is its base word, DIACHYLUM.
noun
Alternative form of diachylon.
noun
A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants, later made of an oxide of lead and oil, and consisting essentially of glycerine mixed with lead salts of the fat acids.
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Word DNA
DIACHYLUMS inherits its ancestry from its root, DIACHYLON.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIACHYLON · 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.
DIACHYLUMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First found by a player on Day 101, 29 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DIACHYLUMS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDHILMSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DIACHY
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIACHYLUMS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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