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DORMITION
Definition of DORMITION
noun
The process of falling asleep.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French dormition, from Latin dormītiōnem.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,951)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DORMITION · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DORMITION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 39, 28 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DORMITION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DIIMNOORT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start DORMIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found DORMITION?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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