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DIERESIS
Definition of DIERESIS
noun
Alternative spelling of diaeresis.
noun
A separation of one syllable (especially a vowel which is a diphthong, that is, beginning with one sound and ending with another) into two distinct syllables; distraction.
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Word DNA
DIERESIS inherits its ancestry from its root, DIAERESIS.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,700)
How it is built
Same root, DIAERESIS · 1 relative in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIERESIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 75 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIERESIS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEIIRSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, E and S appear more than once.
Words that start DIERES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIERESIS?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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