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RELICT
Definition of RELICT
noun
Something that, or someone who, survives or remains or is left over after the loss of others; a relic. The surviving member of a married couple after one or the other has died; a widow or widower. A species, organism, or ecosystem that has survived from a previous age: one that was once widespread but is now found only in a few areas. A structure or other feature that has survived from a previous age. A survival of an archaic word, language or other form.
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Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English relicte (“widow”), from Middle French relicte (“widow”), from Late Latin relicta (“widow”), from Latin relictus, past participle of relinquō (“to abandon, to relinquish, to leave (behind)”), from re- + linquō (“to leave, quit, forsake, depart from”). Doublet of relic, 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.
RELICT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 16 boards so far. 16 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 48, 7 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 48, 7 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RELICT starts with R and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read CEILRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start RELICT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 48
Could you have found RELICT?
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 48 - and most players walked straight past it.
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