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DIVERTICULUM
Definition of DIVERTICULUM
noun
A small out-pouching of an organ wall such as the large intestine or urinary bladder.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin dīverticulum, alternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad; deviation”), from dēvertō (“turn away, turn aside”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DIVERTICULUM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 53, 12 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 53, 12 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DIVERTICULUM starts with D and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read CDEIILMRTUUV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and U appear more than once.
Words that start DIVERTIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 53
Could you have found DIVERTICULUM?
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 53 - and most players walked straight past it.
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