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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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Other senses
DIPTYCH carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A work consisting of two painted or carved panels that are hinged together.
noun
An ancient writing tablet having two leaves hinged together.
noun
A list of names, originally contained on such a tablet, of living and dead Christians for whom special prayers are made during the liturgy in many eastern and western churches.
noun
A hinged two-leaved tablet of wood, ivory, or metal, with waxed inner surfaces, used by the Greeks and Romans for writing with the style.
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).
Word DNA
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 (9,569)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIPTYCH · 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.
DIPTYCH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 57 boards so far. 251 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 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 mean much the same
Near-synonyms of DIPTYCH. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start DIPTYC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DIPTYCH?
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