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DEMAIN
Definition of DEMAIN
noun
A demesne, especially the ancient demesne claimed by William the Conqueror.
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Where it comes from
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Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, DEMAIN · 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.
DEMAIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 122, 19 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 35, 24 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEMAIN starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read ADEIMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DEMAIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DEMAIN?
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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