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DEMIURGE
Definition of DEMIURGE
noun
The (usually benevolent) being that created the universe out of primal matter.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek δημιουργός (dēmiourgós, “one who works for the people; a skilled workman, a handicraftsman”) (whence Latin dēmiūrgus, French démiurge), from δήμιος (dḗmios, “belonging to the people, public”) (from δῆμος (dêmos, “the people”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₂mos (“people”), from *deh₂- (“to divide”) + Ancient Greek -ιος (-ios), from Proto-Indo-European *-yós (suffix creating an adjective from a noun)) + Ancient Greek -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker”) (from ἔργον (érgon, “labour; task; work”), from Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”)). No relation with English demi- (as in demigod).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.4%
of traced words share this origin (11,223)
How it is built
Same root, DEMIURGE · 4 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names French, Latin.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEMIURGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 134 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 158, 25 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEMIURGE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEGIMRU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEMIUR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found DEMIURGE?
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