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DIFFUSED
Definition of DIFFUSED
verb
simple past and past participle of diffuse
verb
To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
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Word DNA
DIFFUSED inherits its ancestry from its root, DIFFUSE.
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,176)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIFFUSE · 7 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIFFUSED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far. 13 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 15 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 76, 4 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIFFUSED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEFFISU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and F appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DIFFUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIFFUSED?
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 76 - and most players walked straight past it.
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