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DIASTEMA
Definition of DIASTEMA
noun
A gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek διάστημα (diástēma, “interval, space between”). Compare diastasis.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
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.
DIASTEMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIASTEMA starts with D and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AADEIMST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
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 DIASTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found DIASTEMA?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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