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DEMAINE
Definition of DEMAINE
noun
Obsolete form of demesne.
noun
A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use.
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Word DNA
DEMAINE inherits its ancestry from its root, DEMESNE.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (24,343)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEMESNE · 5 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.
DEMAINE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 95, 23 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 65 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 95, 23 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEMAINE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEMAIN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEMAINE?
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 95 - and most players walked straight past it.
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