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RELIC
Definition of RELIC
noun
That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English relik et al., from Old French relique, from Latin reliquiae (“remains, relics”), from relinquō (“to leave behind, abandon, relinquish”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relict, derelict, and relinquish.
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.
RELIC in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 12 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 106, 3 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First found by a player on Day 7, 28 May 2026.
Built from these letters
RELIC starts with R and ends with C. Sorted, its letters read CEILR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start RELIC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found RELIC?
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 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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