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DEMITASSE
Definition of DEMITASSE
noun
A small cup of strong black coffee.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From French demi-tasse (literally “half cup”), from demi- (“half-”) + tasse (“cup”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,111)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEMITASSE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 24 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 25 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEMITASSE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ADEEIMSST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and S appear more than once, including a double letter.
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 DEMITA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEMITASSE?
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 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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