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IMPULSE
Definition of IMPULSE
noun
A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.
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
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, IMPULSE · 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.
IMPULSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 59 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 38, 27 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 165, 1 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 38, 27 June 2026.
Built from these letters
IMPULSE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EILMPSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start IMPULS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 38
Could you have found IMPULSE?
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 38 - and most players walked straight past it.
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