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DEMOLISH
Definition of DEMOLISH
verb
To destroy (buildings, etc.), especially in a planned or intentional fashion.
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Where it comes from
Attested since the 16th century; from Middle French demoliss-, the stem of some conjugated forms of the verb demolir (“to destroy”, “to tear down”), from Latin dēmōlior (“to tear down”). Displaced native Old English tōweorpan (literally “to throw apart”).
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.
DEMOLISH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 12, 1 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEMOLISH starts with D and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read DEHILMOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DEMOLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found DEMOLISH?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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