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IMAGOS
Definition of IMAGOS
noun
plural of imago
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Word DNA
IMAGOS inherits its ancestry from its root, IMAGO.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,764)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMAGO · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Russian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IMAGOS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 62, 21 July 2026.
Built from these letters
IMAGOS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AGIMOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found IMAGOS?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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