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IAMBIC
Definition of IAMBIC
adjective
Consisting of iambs (metrical feet with an unstressed–stressed pattern) or characterized by their predominance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French iambique, from Late Latin ïambicus, from Ancient Greek ἰαμβικός (iambikós), from ἴαμβος (íambos) + -ικός (-ikós).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,617)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IAMBIC · 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.
IAMBIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 36 boards so far. 185 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 11, 31 May 2026.
Built from these letters
IAMBIC starts with I and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ABCIIM - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found IAMBIC?
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 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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