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SURRENDER
Definition of SURRENDER
verb
To give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English surrendren, from Old French surrendre, from sur- + rendre (“render”). Displaced native Old English on hand gān.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Old French
- Middle English
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
9th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
2.9%
of traced words share this origin (834)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Its etymology also names Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SURRENDER in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 141, 8 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SURRENDER starts with S and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read DEENRRRSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. R and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start SURREN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found SURRENDER?
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 141 - and most players walked straight past it.
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