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DIAPAUSING
Definition of DIAPAUSING
verb
present participle and gerund of diapause
noun
A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)
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Word DNA
DIAPAUSING inherits its ancestry from its root, DIAPAUSE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,280)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIAPAUSE · 2 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.
DIAPAUSING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 57, 16 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 163, 30 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 57, 16 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIAPAUSING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read AADGIINPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and A appear more than once.
Words that start DIAPAU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 57
Could you have found DIAPAUSING?
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 57 - and most players walked straight past it.
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