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IMPOVERISHED
Definition of IMPOVERISHED
adjective
Reduced to poverty.
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Word DNA
IMPOVERISHED inherits its ancestry from its root, IMPOVERISH.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPOVERISH · 2 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.
IMPOVERISHED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 89 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IMPOVERISHED starts with I and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEHIIMOPRSV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I and E appear more than once.
Words that start IMPOVERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found IMPOVERISHED?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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