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IMPERIALLY
Definition of IMPERIALLY
adverb
In an imperial manner.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From imperial + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, IMPERIAL · 3 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.
IMPERIALLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 161, 28 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 117, 14 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPERIALLY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read AEIILLMPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start IMPERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found IMPERIALLY?
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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.
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