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DIARY
Definition of DIARY
noun
A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter of *diārius, from diēs (“a day”) (whence also journal). Cognate with Spanish diario (“daily; diary”).
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.
DIARY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 25 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 109, 6 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DIARY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ADIRY - 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.
Could you have found DIARY?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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