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DIASPORE
Definition of DIASPORE
noun
A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek διασπείρω (diaspeírō, “to scatter”), describing its decrepitation on heating.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIASPORE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIASPORE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEIOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DIASPO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found DIASPORE?
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 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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