The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
DEMOSCENE
Definition of DEMOSCENE
noun
The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).
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Where it comes from
From demo + scene.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DEMOSCENE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 120, 17 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 45 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DEMOSCENE starts with D and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CDEEEMNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DEMOSC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found DEMOSCENE?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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