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DIDDLES
Definition of DIDDLES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of diddle
noun
In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
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Word DNA
DIDDLES inherits its ancestry from its root, DIDDLE.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,204)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIDDLE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIDDLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First found by a player on Day 141, 8 October 2026.
Built from these letters
DIDDLES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DDDEILS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DIDDLE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIDDLES?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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