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DEMONIZE
Definition of DEMONIZE
verb
To turn into a demon.
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Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin daemonizō, from daemon + -izō. Compare Ancient Greek δαιμονίζομαι (daimonízomai, “to be possessed by a demon”), from δαίμων (daímōn, “demon”). By surface analysis, demon + -ize.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEMONIZE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 4, 25 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 68, 27 July 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 27 days.
First found by a player on Day 4, 25 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DEMONIZE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read DEEIMNOZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start DEMONI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEMONIZE?
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 4 - and most players walked straight past it.
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