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IMBRICATED
Definition of IMBRICATED
adjective
Overlapping, like scales or roof-tiles; intertwined.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Participle adjective, imbricate + -ed.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
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.
IMBRICATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 19 boards so far. 33 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 47, 6 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 47, 6 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMBRICATED starts with I and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ABCDEIIMRT - 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.
Also seen on Day 47
Could you have found IMBRICATED?
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 47 - and most players walked straight past it.
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