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IMPLOSION
Definition of IMPLOSION
noun
The inrush of air in forming a suction stop.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From in- + explosion.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IMPLOSION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 22 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 1, 22 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 1, 22 May 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPLOSION starts with I and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read IILMNOOPS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and O appear more than once.
Words that start IMPLOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 1
Could you have found IMPLOSION?
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 1 - and most players walked straight past it.
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