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DIOCESE
Definition of DIOCESE
noun
An administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English diocise, from Old French diocese, from Late Latin diocēsis, from Latin dioecēsis (“district under a governor”), from Ancient Greek διοίκησις (dioíkēsis, “internal administration”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIOCESE · 1 relative 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.
DIOCESE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 120 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIOCESE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DIOCES
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DIOCESE?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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