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DIAPHRAGM
Definition of DIAPHRAGM
noun
In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English diafragma, Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma, “partition”), from διά (diá, “across”) and φράγμα (phrágma, “barrier”), from the verb φράσσω (phrássō). First attested in the late 14th century.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,702)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIAPHRAGM · 1 relative 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.
DIAPHRAGM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 41 boards so far. 236 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 10, 30 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIAPHRAGM starts with D and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AADGHIMPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start DIAPHR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found DIAPHRAGM?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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