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IMPOUNDS
Definition of IMPOUNDS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of impound
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Word DNA
IMPOUNDS inherits its ancestry from its root, IMPOUND.
How it is built
Same root, IMPOUND · 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.
IMPOUNDS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 31, 20 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 31, 20 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPOUNDS starts with I and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DIMNOPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start IMPOUN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 31
Could you have found IMPOUNDS?
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 31 - and most players walked straight past it.
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