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Is relinquish a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word relinquish is a Scrabble US word. The word relinquish is worth 22 points in Scrabble:

R1E1L1I1N1Q10U1I1S1H4

Is relinquish a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word relinquish is a Scrabble UK word and has 22 points:

R1E1L1I1N1Q10U1I1S1H4

Is relinquish a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word relinquish is a Words With Friends word. The word relinquish is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1E1L2I1N2Q10U2I1S1H3

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10-letter words (1 found)

RELINQUISH,

8-letter words (2 found)

INQUIRES,LINISHER,

7-letter words (9 found)

HURLIES,INLIERS,INQUIRE,LUSHIER,QUINIES,REQUINS,RESILIN,SHINIER,SILIQUE,

6-letter words (38 found)

ELSHIN,ERINUS,HIRSEL,HIRSLE,INISLE,INLIER,INRUSH,INSURE,INURES,LINERS,LINIER,LINISH,LUNIER,LUNIES,LUSHER,NIHILS,NIRLIE,NURSLE,QUERNS,QUINES,QUINIE,QUIRES,REISHI,RELISH,REQUIN,RHINES,RISQUE,RUSHEN,RUSINE,SEQUIN,SHINER,SHRINE,SILENI,SQUIER,SQUIRE,SQUIRL,URINES,URSINE,

5-letter words (66 found)

ELSIN,ERHUS,HEILS,HEIRS,HERLS,HERNS,HILUS,HIRES,HUERS,HULES,HURLS,ILEUS,INURE,LEHRS,LEIRS,LEISH,LENIS,LIENS,LIERS,LIEUS,LINER,LINES,LUNES,LURES,LUSER,NELIS,NIHIL,NIRLS,NISEI,NURLS,NURSE,QUERN,QUINE,QUINS,QUIRE,QURSH,REINS,RESIN,RHIES,RHINE,RIELS,RILES,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,RISHI,RUINS,RULES,RUNES,SEHRI,SERIN,SHIEL,SHIER,SHINE,SHIRE,SHIUR,SHULE,SHULN,SIEUR,SILEN,SILER,SIREN,SIRIH,SLIER,URINE,USHER,

4-letter words (95 found)

EISH,ELHI,ERHU,ERNS,HEIL,HEIR,HENS,HERL,HERN,HERS,HIES,HILI,HINS,HIRE,HISN,HUER,HUES,HUIS,HULE,HUNS,HURL,IRES,IRIS,ISLE,IURE,LEHR,LEIR,LEIS,LENS,LIEN,LIER,LIES,LIEU,LINE,LINS,LIRE,LIRI,LUES,LUNE,LUNS,LURE,LURS,LUSH,NESH,NIES,NILS,NIRL,NISH,NISI,NURL,NURS,QINS,QUIN,REHS,REIN,REIS,RENS,RESH,RHUS,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RINS,RISE,RUES,RUIN,RULE,RUNE,RUNS,RUSE,RUSH,SEIL,SEIR,SHEN,SHIN,SHIR,SHRI,SHUL,SHUN,SIEN,SILE,SINE,SINH,SIRE,SIRI,SLUE,SLUR,SUER,SUNI,SURE,ULES,UNIS,URES,URNS,USER,

3-letter words (58 found)

EHS,ELS,ENS,ERN,ERS,HEN,HER,HES,HIE,HIN,HIS,HUE,HUI,HUN,INS,IRE,ISH,LEI,LES,LEU,LIE,LIN,LIS,LUN,LUR,NIE,NIL,NIS,NUR,NUS,QIN,QIS,REH,REI,REN,RES,RIN,RUE,RUN,SEI,SEL,SEN,SER,SHE,SIN,SIR,SRI,SUE,SUI,SUN,SUQ,SUR,ULE,UNI,UNS,URE,URN,USE,

2-letter words (20 found)

EH,EL,EN,ER,ES,HE,HI,IN,IS,LI,NE,NU,QI,RE,SH,SI,UH,UN,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 290 words from relinquish according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of relinquish

relinquish

Etymology

From Middle English relinquisshen, from the inflected stem relinquiss- of Middle French relinquir, from Latin relinquere, itself from re- + linquere (“to leave”). Compare also Sanskrit रिणक्ति (riṇakti, “to leave”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/

Verb

relinquish (third-person singular simple present relinquishes, present participle relinquishing, simple past and past participle relinquished)

  1. (transitive) To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away.
  2. (transitive) To let go (free, away), physically release.
  3. (transitive) To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
  4. (transitive) To accept to give up, withdraw etc.

Derived terms

  • relinquishment

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Further reading

  • “relinquish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “relinquish”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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