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DIOECIES
Definition of DIOECIES
Wiktionary has no entry for DIOECIES itself. This is its base word, DIOECY.
noun
The condition of being dioecious, namely having separate sexes, especially of plants.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for DIOECY.
From Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “twice”) + οἰκία (oikía, “house, family, tribe”).
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
Same root, DIOECY · 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.
DIOECIES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 89, 17 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 89, 17 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIOECIES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIIOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start DIOECI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIOECIES?
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 89 - and most players walked straight past it.
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