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INOPERABLE
Definition of INOPERABLE
adjective
Incapable of being successfully operated on.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From in- + operable.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INOPERABLE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 12 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 92, 20 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 8, 29 May 2026.
Built from these letters
INOPERABLE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ABEEILNOPR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start INOPER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found INOPERABLE?
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 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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