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DIAGONALLY
Definition of DIAGONALLY
adverb
In a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English diagonaly, modeled on Medieval Latin diagōnāliter; equivalent to diagonal + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIAGONALLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIAGONALLY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AADGILLNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DIAGON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIAGONALLY?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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