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IMPORT
Definition of IMPORT
noun
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, importer, from Latin importō (“bring in from abroad, import”, verb), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + portō (“to carry, bear; convey”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,595)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPORT · 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.
IMPORT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 114, 11 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 31 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPORT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read IMOPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start IMPORT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found IMPORT?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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