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DIFFICULTY
Definition of DIFFICULTY
noun
The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English difficulte, from Middle French and Anglo-Norman difficulte and their etymon Latin difficultas, from difficul, older form of difficilis (“hard to do, difficult”), from dis- + facilis (“easy”); see difficile and difficult. Equivalent to dis- + facile + -ty. Also analysable as difficult + -y, though the adjective is historically a backformation from the noun.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIFFICULTY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.
Built from these letters
DIFFICULTY starts with D and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CDFFIILTUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DIFFIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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