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IMPERSONATED
Definition of IMPERSONATED
verb
simple past and past participle 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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Word DNA
IMPERSONATED inherits its ancestry from its root, IMPERSONATE.
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.
IMPERSONATED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPERSONATED starts with I and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIMNOPRST - 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 IMPERSON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found IMPERSONATED?
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 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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