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DYSPNEIC
Definition of DYSPNEIC
adjective
Afflicted with dyspnea; possessing unhealthy breathing.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From dyspnea + -ic.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DYSPNEIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 38, 27 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DYSPNEIC starts with D and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEINPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DYSPNE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found DYSPNEIC?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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