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DIDDLING
Definition of DIDDLING
verb
present participle and gerund 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
DIDDLING inherits its ancestry from its root, DIDDLE.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.7%
of traced words share this origin (3,054)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIDDLE · 4 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.
DIDDLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 28 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIDDLING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DDDGIILN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and I appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found DIDDLING?
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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