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DIATOMS
Definition of DIATOMS
noun
plural of diatom
noun
Any of a group of minute unicellular algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, now categorized as class Diatomophyceae or division Bacillariophyta.
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Word DNA
DIATOMS inherits its ancestry from its root, DIATOM.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIATOM · 4 relatives 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.
DIATOMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 66 boards so far. 186 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 30, 19 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 164, 31 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 30, 19 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIATOMS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADIMOST - 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 DIATOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 30
Could you have found DIATOMS?
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 30 - and most players walked straight past it.
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