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IMPERIOUSLY
Definition of IMPERIOUSLY
adverb
In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From imperious + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, IMPERIOUS · 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.
IMPERIOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 63 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPERIOUSLY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EIILMOPRSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IMPERIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found IMPERIOUSLY?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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