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DEMERIT
Definition of DEMERIT
noun
A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English demerit, demerite, from Old French desmerite (modern French démérite) and its etymon Latin dēmeritum. By surface analysis, de- + merit.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEMERIT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEMERIT starts with D and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read DEEIMRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start DEMERI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found DEMERIT?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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