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DEMONYM
Definition of DEMONYM
noun
A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From demo- + -onym, from Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) + ὄνυμα (ónuma, “name”). Possibly revived in 1997 by Paul Dickson of Merriam-Webster.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.4%
of traced words share this origin (10,357)
branch · 12.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, DEMONYM · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEMONYM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 161, 28 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 167, 3 November 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 161, 28 October 2026.
Built from these letters
DEMONYM starts with D and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read DEMMNOY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Could you have found DEMONYM?
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 161 - and most players walked straight past it.
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