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DICAST
Definition of DICAST
noun
A kind of juror.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek δικαστής (dikastḗs, “judge”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,700)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DICAST · 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.
DICAST in OUTLIER
It has fitted 1 board so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 137 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 96, 24 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DICAST starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read ACDIST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DICAST
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found DICAST?
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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