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DIPTYCH
Definition of DIPTYCH
noun
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
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Where it comes from
From Late Latin diptycha, plural, from Ancient Greek, neuter plural of δίπτυχος (díptukhos, “folded, doubled”), from δι- (di-) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “fold, layer”).
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.
DIPTYCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 92 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 27, 16 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DIPTYCH starts with D and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read CDHIPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DIPTYC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DIPTYCH?
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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