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IMPEDE
Definition of IMPEDE
verb
To get in the way of; to hinder.
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Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin impediō (“to shackle”), from pēs (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, see quotations.
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.
IMPEDE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 42, 1 July 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPEDE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEIMP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start IMPEDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found IMPEDE?
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 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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