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DISPORT

/dɪˈspɔːt/7 letters

Definition of DISPORT

verb

To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.

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Where it comes from

The verb is derived from Middle English disporten, desporten (“to take part in entertainment, sport, etc., to pass time, amuse oneself, be merry; to amuse, entertain; to cheer, console; to behave (in a particular way), deport; to be active, to busy; to relieve (someone of a task); to prevent (someone from attending)”), from Anglo-Norman desporter, Old French desporter, deporter, depporter (“to amuse, entertain; to pass time, amuse oneself; to forbear; to stop”), from Latin deportāre, present active infinitive of dēportō (“to bring, convey; to bring or take home; to carry along or down; to banish, transport”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, off’) + portō (“to bear, carry; to bring, convey”) (from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to carry forth; fare”)). The English word is a doublet of deport and sport. The noun is derived from Middle English disport, desport (“activity providing amusement, pleasure or relaxation; entertainment, recreation; game, pastime, sport; pleasure derived from an activity; source of comfort; consolation, solace; conduct, deportment; customary behaviour, manner; act, activity; departure”), from Anglo-Norman disport, Old French desport, deport (“game, pastime, sport; pleasure, recreation; disport”), from desporter: see further above.

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Word DNA

Line of descent

  1. Proto-Indo-European
  2. Latin
  3. Old French
  4. Anglo-Norman
  5. Middle English
  6. English

5 recorded generations before English.

Proto-Indo-European

Deepest traced root

2nd

of 59 source languages in OUTLIER

14.2%

of traced words share this origin (11,554)

How it is built

verb2 syllablescompound

Same root, DISPORT · 3 relatives in the game

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DISPORT in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 23 players have found it across Outlier's history.

Day 1Day 162
Its 25 boards, across 162 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
25
Boards found on
37
First board
152
Latest board
33
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.

First found by a player on Day 37, 26 June 2026.

Built from these letters

DISPORT
7
Letters
2
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

DISPORT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DIOPRST - 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 DISPOR

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

DISPORTSDISPORTEDDISPORTINGDISPORTIVEDISPORTMENTDISPORTMENTS

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