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DICT
Definition of DICT
noun
A saying; a statement.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English dicte, from Latin dictum. Doublet of dictum.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,817)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DICT · 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.
DICT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 50, 9 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 24 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 50, 9 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DICT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CDIT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DICT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 50
Could you have found DICT?
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 50 - and most players walked straight past it.
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