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DITHERED
Definition of DITHERED
adjective
Produced by dithering; consisting of bits in different colors placed side by side to simulate an intermediate color that is not in the palette, or the somewhat banded or mottled look that this can produce.
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Word DNA
DITHERED inherits its ancestry from its root, DITHER.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.6%
of traced words share this origin (2,052)
branch · 22.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DITHER · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Icelandic, Old English, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DITHERED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 132, 29 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DITHERED starts with D and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DDEEHIRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and E appear more than once.
Words that start DITHER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DITHERED?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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