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IMPERATED
Definition of IMPERATED
adjective
Alternative form of imperate.
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Word DNA
IMPERATED inherits its ancestry from its root, IMPERATE.
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 (26,450)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPERATE · 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.
IMPERATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 172, 8 November 2026. The most recent board was Day 174, 10 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 172, 8 November 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPERATED starts with I and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIMPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start IMPERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found IMPERATED?
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 172 - and most players walked straight past it.
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