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DEMONIC
Definition of DEMONIC
adjective
Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
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Where it comes from
From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek δαιμονικός (daimonikós, “possessed by a demon, sent by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn), equivalent to demon + -ic. Doublet of daimonic.
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.
DEMONIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 30 boards so far. 94 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 95, 23 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 24, 13 June 2026.
Built from these letters
DEMONIC starts with D and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEIMNO - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DEMONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEMONIC?
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 24 - and most players walked straight past it.
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