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DEMEANS
Definition of DEMEANS
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of demean
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Word DNA
DEMEANS inherits its ancestry from its root, DEMEAN.
Line of descent
- Old English
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
6th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
4.2%
of traced words share this origin (1,194)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEMEAN · 1 relative 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.
DEMEANS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 14 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 20, 9 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 20, 9 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEMEANS starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ADEEMNS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DEMEAN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 20
Could you have found DEMEANS?
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 20 - and most players walked straight past it.
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