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IMARI
Definition of IMARI
noun
Japanese porcelain wares (made in the town of Arita and exported from the port of Imari, particularly around the 17th century).
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 伊万里 (imari).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Japanese
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
17th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (156)
branch · 0.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMARI · 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.
IMARI in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 129, 26 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 129, 26 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMARI starts with I and ends with I. Sorted, its letters read AIIMR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Could you have found IMARI?
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 129 - and most players walked straight past it.
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