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RECANTED
Definition of RECANTED
verb
simple past and past participle of recant
verb
To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
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Word DNA
RECANTED inherits its ancestry from its root, RECANT.
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,478)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RECANT · 3 relatives 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.
RECANTED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 28 boards so far. 48 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 29, 18 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 143, 10 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 29, 18 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RECANTED starts with R and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEENRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RECANT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 29
Could you have found RECANTED?
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 29 - and most players walked straight past it.
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