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REPLEVIN
Definition of REPLEVIN
noun
An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Anglo-Norman, from Old French replevir (“recover”), from re- + plevir (apparently from a Germanic word which was also the source of English pledge).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Anglo-Norman
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (2,361)
branch · 12.8% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, REPLEVIN · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names German.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
REPLEVIN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 20 boards so far. 29 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
REPLEVIN starts with R and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read EEILNPRV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start REPLEV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found REPLEVIN?
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 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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