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DIEGETIC
Definition of DIEGETIC
adjective
Of or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós). By surface analysis, diegesis + -etic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIEGETIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 96 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 101, 29 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIEGETIC starts with D and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEEGIIT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DIEGETIC?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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