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DIPLOMA
Definition of DIPLOMA
noun
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
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Where it comes from
From Latin diplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”), from διπλόω (diplóō, “to double, fold over”), from διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,477)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIPLOMA · 4 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.
DIPLOMA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 126, 23 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 30 days.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DIPLOMA starts with D and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ADILMOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DIPLOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DIPLOMA?
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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