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RETIRE

/ɹɪˈtaɪə/6 letters

Definition of RETIRE

verb

To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

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Where it comes from

From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from Old French retirer, built from re- (“back”) + tirer (“draw, pull”), the latter from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre, of highly uncertain origin.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

RETIRE in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
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First board
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Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.

Built from these letters

RETIRE
6
Letters
3
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

RETIRE starts with R and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEIRRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once.

Same letters, different word

2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.

ETRIERREITER

Words that start RETIRE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

RETIREDRETIREERETIRERRETIRESRETIREESRETIRERSRETIREDLYRETIREMENTRETIREDNESSRETIREMENTSRETIREDNESSES

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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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.

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