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IMBALANCE
Definition of IMBALANCE
noun
The property of not being in balance.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From im- + balance.
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.
IMBALANCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 39, 28 June 2026.
Built from these letters
IMBALANCE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AABCEILMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start IMBALA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found IMBALANCE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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