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WIMP
Definition of WIMP
noun
Someone who lacks confidence or courage, is weak, ineffectual, irresolute and wishy-washy.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Possibly a clipping of whimper. The term was understood in the United States by the 1930s, as it was incorporated into the names of two famous media characters known for living up to that name: The devious but cowardly Popeye supporting-character called "J. Wellington Wimpy", and the soft-spoken character "Wallace Wimple" from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly.
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.
WIMP in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 13 boards so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 97, 25 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
WIMP starts with W and ends with P. Sorted, its letters read IMPW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start WIMP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found WIMP?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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