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DISTANCES
Definition of DISTANCES
noun
plural of distance
noun
An amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
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Word DNA
DISTANCES inherits its ancestry from its root, DISTANCE.
Line of descent
6 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,589)
How it is built
Same root, DISTANCE · 2 relatives in the game
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DISTANCES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 20 days.
First found by a player on Day 90, 18 August 2026.
Built from these letters
DISTANCES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACDEINSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once.
Words that start DISTAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DISTANCES?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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