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WIMPLES
Definition of WIMPLES
noun
plural of wimple
noun
A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.
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Another sense
WIMPLES carries a second meaning.
noun
Plural form of wimple.
Word DNA
WIMPLES inherits its ancestry from its root, WIMPLE.
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
7th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (990)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, WIMPLE · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Icelandic, Scots, Swedish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
WIMPLES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 158 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 29, 18 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
WIMPLES starts with W and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read EILMPSW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found WIMPLES?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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