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DIPTYCHS
Definition of DIPTYCHS
noun
plural 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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Another sense
DIPTYCHS carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of diptych.
Word DNA
DIPTYCHS inherits its ancestry from its root, DIPTYCH.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,695)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIPTYCH · 1 relative in the game
DIPTYCHS in a sentence
“These are called diptychs if divided in two, or triptychs if divided into three parts.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIPTYCHS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 40 boards so far. 95 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIPTYCHS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read CDHIPSTY - 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 38
Could you have found DIPTYCHS?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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