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DIRECT
Definition of DIRECT
adjective
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress. Doublet of derecho. For the meaning development compare with Russian напра́вить (naprávitʹ, “to direct, to turn, to aim, to level, to point”), отпра́вить (otprávitʹ, “to send, to dispatch, to forward”) connected with пра́вить (právitʹ, “to govern, to rule, to drive, to steer”).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,912)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DIRECT · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Russian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIRECT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DIRECT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CDEIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DIRECT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found DIRECT?
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