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DEMOLITION
Definition of DEMOLITION
noun
The process of demolishing or destroying buildings or other structures.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Old French demolition, from Latin dēmōlītiō (“a tearing down”). Equivalent to demolish + -ion.
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.
DEMOLITION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 25, 14 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 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEMOLITION starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEIILMNOOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. O and I appear more than once.
Words that start DEMOLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 25
Could you have found DEMOLITION?
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 25 - and most players walked straight past it.
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