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IMPRUDENCE
Definition of IMPRUDENCE
noun
The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From im- + prudence. From Middle French imprudence, from Latin imprudentia.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,981)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPRUDENCE · 1 relative 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.
IMPRUDENCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 28 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 14 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPRUDENCE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIMNPRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start IMPRUD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found IMPRUDENCE?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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