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DAEMONIC
Definition of DAEMONIC
adjective
Archaic spelling of demonic.
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Another sense
DAEMONIC carries a second meaning.
adjective
Alternative form of demonic.
Word DNA
DAEMONIC inherits its ancestry from its root, DEMONIC.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.2%
of traced words share this origin (9,517)
branch · 12.2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEMONIC · 4 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.
DAEMONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 54 boards so far. 200 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 35, 24 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DAEMONIC starts with D and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read ACDEIMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DAEMON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DAEMONIC?
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 35 - and most players walked straight past it.
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