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DIASPORA
Definition of DIASPORA
noun
The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
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Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διασπορᾱ́ (diasporā́, “dispersion”), from διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), from δια- (dia-, prefix indicating motion across or in all directions) + σπείρω (speírō, “to sow”).
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.
DIASPORA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 134 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIASPORA starts with D and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AADIOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start DIASPO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found DIASPORA?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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