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RELENT
Definition of RELENT
verb
To give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English relenten, from Anglo-Norman relentir, from Latin re- + lentare (“to bend”), from lentus (“soft, pliant, slow”). Earliest recording dates to 1526. The noun is from the verb.
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.
RELENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 7 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 69, 28 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 69, 28 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Also on
Built from these letters
RELENT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read EELNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RELENT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found RELENT?
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 69 - and most players walked straight past it.
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