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DIPLOMATIC
Definition of DIPLOMATIC
adjective
Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French diplomatique and its etymon New Latin diplōmaticus. By surface analysis, diplomat + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIPLOMATIC · 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.
DIPLOMATIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
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
DIPLOMATIC starts with D and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACDIILMOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start DIPLOM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DIPLOMATIC?
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