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IMPUDENCE
Definition of IMPUDENCE
noun
The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle French impudence, from Latin impudentia.
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 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,711)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPUDENCE · 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.
IMPUDENCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 25 boards so far. 54 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 28, 17 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 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
IMPUDENCE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEIMNPU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start IMPUDE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 28
Could you have found IMPUDENCE?
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 28 - and most players walked straight past it.
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