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DEMARCATES
Definition of DEMARCATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of demarcate
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Word DNA
DEMARCATES inherits its ancestry from its root, DEMARCATE.
How it is built
Same root, DEMARCATE · 3 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.
DEMARCATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 18 boards so far. 39 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 35, 24 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
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
DEMARCATES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AACDEEMRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and A appear more than once.
Words that start DEMARC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 35
Could you have found DEMARCATES?
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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