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IMPERIAL
Definition of IMPERIAL
adjective
Related to an empire, emperor, or empress.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English imperial, from Old French imperial, from Latin imperiālis (“of the empire or emperor, imperial”), from imperium (“empire, imperial government”) + -ālis, from imperō (“command, order”), from im- (“form of in”) + parō (“prepare, arrange; intend”). Displaced Old English cāserlīċ.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (25,330)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPERIAL · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IMPERIAL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 99 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPERIAL starts with I and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read AEIILMPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IMPERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found IMPERIAL?
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