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IDEMPOTENCY
Definition of IDEMPOTENCY
noun
Idempotence.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Latin roots, idem (“same”) + potency (“power”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.2%
of traced words share this origin (10,073)
branch · 33.2% of traced words
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.
IDEMPOTENCY in OUTLIER
It has fitted 4 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 10, 30 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 46, 5 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 108 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IDEMPOTENCY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIMNOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start IDEMPOT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 10
Could you have found IDEMPOTENCY?
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 10 - and most players walked straight past it.
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