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DYSPNOEIC
Definition of DYSPNOEIC
adjective
Alternative spelling of dyspneic.
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Another sense
DYSPNOEIC carries a second meaning.
adjective
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
“followed the match with breathless interest”
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.
DYSPNOEIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 93 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DYSPNOEIC starts with D and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEINOPSY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DYSPNO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found DYSPNOEIC?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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