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DYSODILS
Definition of DYSODILS
noun
plural of dysodil
DYSODILE · via dysodil
noun
A soft, finely laminated, greenish or yellowish-grey impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly foetid odour when burning.
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Word DNA
DYSODILS inherits its ancestry from its root, DYSODILE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,104)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DYSODILE · 5 relatives 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.
DYSODILS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 146, 13 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First found by a player on Day 146, 13 October 2026.
Built from these letters
DYSODILS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DDILOSSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D and S appear more than once.
Words that start DYSODI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DYSODILS?
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 146 - and most players walked straight past it.
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