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DIACTINE
Definition of DIACTINE
adjective
diactinal; having two rays
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
di- + ancient Greek ἀκτίς aktis meaning ray
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIACTINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DIACTINE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEIINT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DIACTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIACTINE?
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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