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IMPORTINGS
Definition of IMPORTINGS
Wiktionary has no entry for IMPORTINGS itself. This is its base word, IMPORT.
noun
Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for IMPORT.
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 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IMPORTINGS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 72, 31 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 35 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 120, 17 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPORTINGS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read GIIMNOPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IMPORT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found IMPORTINGS?
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 72 - and most players walked straight past it.
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