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IMBRICATE
Definition of IMBRICATE
adjective
Alternative form of imbricated (“overlapping”).
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin imbricātus (“tiled”).
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
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMBRICATE · 4 relatives 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.
IMBRICATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 20 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 79, 7 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 13 days.
First found by a player on Day 79, 7 August 2026.
Built from these letters
IMBRICATE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABCEIIMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IMBRIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found IMBRICATE?
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 79 - and most players walked straight past it.
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