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DIPLOTENE
Definition of DIPLOTENE
noun
The fourth stage of prophase of meiosis, during which homologous chromosome pairs begin to separate and chiasmata become visible
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Where it comes from
From French diplotène, corresponding to diplo- + -tene. Coined by Hans von De Winiwarter in 1900 and in English by Edmund B. Wilson in 1912.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIPLOTENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 80, 8 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 106, 3 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIPLOTENE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEILNOPT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DIPLOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DIPLOTENE?
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 80 - and most players walked straight past it.
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