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IMPEDES
Definition of IMPEDES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of impede
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Word DNA
IMPEDES inherits its ancestry from its root, IMPED.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,789)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPED · 2 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.
IMPEDES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPEDES starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEEIMPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start IMPEDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found IMPEDES?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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