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DIPLOMATING
Definition of DIPLOMATING
verb
present participle and gerund of diplomate
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Word DNA
DIPLOMATING inherits its ancestry from its root, DIPLOMAT.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,145)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIPLOMAT · 5 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.
DIPLOMATING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 157, 24 October 2026.
Built from these letters
DIPLOMATING starts with D and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read ADGIILMNOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start DIPLOMA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIPLOMATING?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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