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DAEMONS
Definition of DAEMONS
noun
plural of daemon
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Word DNA
DAEMONS inherits its ancestry from its root, DAEMON.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,605)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DAEMON · 2 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.
DAEMONS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DAEMONS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEMNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
4 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 32
Could you have found DAEMONS?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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