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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).
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. 14 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 60 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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