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DITHYRAMBS
Definition of DITHYRAMBS
noun
plural of dithyramb
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Word DNA
DITHYRAMBS inherits its ancestry from its root, DITHYRAMB.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,465)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DITHYRAMB · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Sanskrit.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DITHYRAMBS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 36 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 41, 30 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 41, 30 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DITHYRAMBS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABDHIMRSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DITHYR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 41
Could you have found DITHYRAMBS?
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 41 - and most players walked straight past it.
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