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IAMBS
Definition of IAMBS
noun
plural of iamb
noun
A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
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Word DNA
IAMBS inherits its ancestry from its root, IAMB.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,608)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IAMB · 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.
IAMBS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 56 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IAMBS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ABIMS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found IAMBS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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