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RESPITE
Definition of RESPITE
noun
A brief interval of rest or relief.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- Anglo-Norman
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.6%
of traced words share this origin (24,726)
branch · 30.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, RESPITE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
RESPITE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 116 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 12, 1 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 12, 1 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
RESPITE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIPRST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start RESPIT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 12
Could you have found RESPITE?
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 12 - and most players walked straight past it.
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