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DIPLOMATES
Definition of DIPLOMATES
noun
plural of diplomate
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Word DNA
DIPLOMATES inherits its ancestry from its root, DIPLOMA.
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 (9,700)
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.
DIPLOMATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIPLOMATES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEILMOPST - 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 32
Could you have found DIPLOMATES?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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