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RELATES
Definition of RELATES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of relate
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Word DNA
RELATES inherits its ancestry from its root, RELATE.
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 (9,444)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RELATE · 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.
RELATES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 38 days.
First found by a player on Day 36, 25 June 2026.
Built from these letters
RELATES starts with R and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AEELRST - 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 RELATE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found RELATES?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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