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DIATRIBES
Definition of DIATRIBES
noun
plural of diatribe
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Word DNA
DIATRIBES inherits its ancestry from its root, DIATRIBE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIATRIBE · 1 relative 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.
DIATRIBES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 45 boards so far. 106 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DIATRIBES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABDEIIRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I 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 DIATRI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found DIATRIBES?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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