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DEMON
Definition of DEMON
noun
An evil supernatural being. An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil. A false god or idol; a Satanic divinity. A very wicked or malevolent person; also a mischievous person, especially a child. A source (especially personified) of great evil or wickedness; a destructive feeling or character flaw.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English demon, a borrowing from Medieval Latin dēmōn, daemōn (“lar, familiar spirit, guardian spirit”), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn, “dispenser, god, protective spirit”). Displaced native Old English sċucca (“evil spirit”) and Old English þyrs (“ogre or monster”). Doublet of daimon.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,280)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEMON · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEMON in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 31 boards so far. 57 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 6, 27 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 166, 2 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 25, 14 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEMON starts with D and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read DEMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
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 DEMON
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 6
Could you have found DEMON?
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 6 - and most players walked straight past it.
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