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POMP
Definition of POMP
noun
Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
The noun is derived from Middle English pomp, pompe, from Old French pompe, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “to send”). The verb is derived from Middle English pompen, from pomp, pompe (see above).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,302)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
POMP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 110, 7 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 152, 19 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 110, 7 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
POMP starts with P and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read MOPP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. P appears more than once.
Words that start POMP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found POMP?
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 110 - and most players walked straight past it.
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