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DIFFUSER
Definition of DIFFUSER
adjective
comparative form of diffuse: more diffuse
verb
To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIFFUSER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 132, 29 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 132, 29 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIFFUSER starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEFFIRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. F appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start DIFFUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIFFUSER?
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 132 - and most players walked straight past it.
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