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RECENT
Definition of RECENT
adjective
Having happened a short while ago.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,860)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
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.
RECENT in OUTLIER
It has fitted 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 3, 24 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 118, 15 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 34 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 44, 3 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RECENT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEENRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
3 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RECENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 3
Could you have found RECENT?
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 3 - and most players walked straight past it.
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