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DIAL
Definition of DIAL
noun
A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The original meaning was 'sundial' and/or 'clock dial'; from Middle English diall, from Middle French dyal, from Latin diālis (“daily, concerning the day”), because of its use in telling the time of day, from Latin diēs (“day”). Compare Spanish dial and día (“day”).
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.
DIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 26, 15 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 26, 15 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DIAL starts with D and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read ADIL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DIAL
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 26
Could you have found DIAL?
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 26 - and most players walked straight past it.
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