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IMPALAS
Definition of IMPALAS
noun
plural of impala
noun
An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.
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Word DNA
IMPALAS inherits its ancestry from its root, IMPALA.
How it is built
Same root, IMPALA · 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.
IMPALAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPALAS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAILMPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 27
Could you have found IMPALAS?
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 27 - and most players walked straight past it.
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