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RELIGIEUX
Definition of RELIGIEUX
noun
A man bound by monastic vows; a monk.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French religieux. Doublet of religious.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,111)
branch · 15.4% 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.
RELIGIEUX in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 3 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 32, 21 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 32, 21 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RELIGIEUX starts with R and ends with X. Sorted, its letters read EEGIILRUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and I appear more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start RELIGI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 32
Could you have found RELIGIEUX?
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 32 - and most players walked straight past it.
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