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RESOLUTE
Definition of RESOLUTE
adjective
Firm, unyielding, determined.
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Where it comes from
From Latin resolutus (“released”), past participle of resolvō (“to release, to unbind”) (re- + solvō, whence solve). Compare typologically Russian реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (< реши́ть (rešítʹ)).
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RESOLUTE · 1 relative in the game
Its etymology also names Russian.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RESOLUTE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 49 boards so far. 102 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RESOLUTE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EELORSTU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start RESOLU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found RESOLUTE?
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