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IMPLODING
Definition of IMPLODING
verb
present participle and gerund of implode
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Word DNA
IMPLODING inherits its ancestry from its root, IMPLODE.
How it is built
Same root, IMPLODE · 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.
IMPLODING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 32 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPLODING starts with I and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read DGIILMNOP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IMPLOD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found IMPLODING?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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