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IMPERSONATE
Definition of IMPERSONATE
verb
To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.
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Where it comes from
From im- + person + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, IMPERSONATE · 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.
IMPERSONATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 49, 8 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First found by a player on Day 49, 8 July 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPERSONATE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEIMNOPRST - 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 IMPERSO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 49
Could you have found IMPERSONATE?
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 49 - and most players walked straight past it.
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