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DEMOTIC
Definition of DEMOTIC
adjective
Of or for the common people.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1822, from Ancient Greek δημοτικός (dēmotikós, “common”), from δημότης (dēmótēs, “commoner”), from δῆμος (dêmos, “the common people”).
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.
DEMOTIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 34 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 43, 2 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 43, 2 July 2026.
Built from these letters
DEMOTIC starts with D and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CDEIMOT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DEMOTI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 43
Could you have found DEMOTIC?
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 43 - and most players walked straight past it.
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