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DEMAINES
Definition of DEMAINES
noun
plural of demaine
DEMESNE · via demaine
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
DEMAINES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEMAIN.
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.
DEMAINES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 136, 3 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 136, 3 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEMAINES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses 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.
Could you have found DEMAINES?
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 136 - and most players walked straight past it.
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