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IMPOTENT

/ˈɪm.pə.tənt/8 letters

Definition of IMPOTENT

adjective

Lacking physical strength or vigor; weak

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Old French impotent, from Latin impotēns, from in- (expresses negation) + potēns (“powerful”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

IMPOTENT in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 117
Its one board, across 117 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
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Boards found on
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 117, 14 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.

First found by a player on Day 117, 14 September 2026.

Built from these letters

IMPOTENT
8
Letters
3
Vowels
5
Consonants
7
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

IMPOTENT starts with I and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EIMNOPTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. T appears more than once.

Words that start IMPOTE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

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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 117 - and most players walked straight past it.

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