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DIMEROUS
Definition of DIMEROUS
adjective
In two parts; having two parts in each whorl of a flower.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From di- + -merous; compare also Ancient Greek διμερής (dimerḗs, “bipartite”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
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.
DIMEROUS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DIMEROUS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEIMORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DIMEROUS?
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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