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Definition of relinquishes

"relinquishes" in the verb sense

1. release, relinquish, resign, free, give up

part with a possession or right

"I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"

"resign a claim to the throne"

2. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with

do without or cease to hold or adhere to

"We are dispensing with formalities"

"relinquish the old ideas"

3. foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish

turn away from give up

"I am foreswearing women forever"

4. let go of, let go, release, relinquish

release, as from one's grip

"Let go of the door handle, please!"

"relinquish your grip on the rope

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for relinquishes

There is nothing more precious to a man than his will; there is nothing which he relinquishes with so much reluctance. [ J. G. Holland ]

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relinquishes in Scrabble®

The word relinquishes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 24

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters relinquishes:

RELINQUISHES
(234)
RELINQUISHES
(234)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

enquire, ensures, equines, esquire, heiress, hissier, hueless, inquire, insures, leisure, queries, reissue, relines, reshine, sequels, sequins, sheqels, shiners, shinier, shrines, silique, slusher, squires, sunrise, unreels

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In relinquishes

RELINQUISHES
(234)
RELINQUISHES
(234)
RELINQUISHES
(156)
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(156)
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(140)
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relinquishes in Words With Friends™

The word relinquishes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 26

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters relinquishes:

RELINQUISHES
(432)
RELINQUISHES
(432)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

enquire, ensures, equines, esquire, heiress, hissier, hueless, inquire, insures, leisure, queries, reissue, relines, reshine, sequels, sequins, sheqels, shiners, shinier, shrines, silique, slusher, squires, sunrise, unreels

 

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RELINQUISHES
(432)
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(432)
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(306)
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(288)
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(180)
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Words within the letters of relinquishes

2 letter words in relinquishes (13 words)

ehelenhehiinisnuqireuhunus

3 letter words in relinquishes (29 words)

eelelsensesshenherheshishueinsireleeleulienilnusqisruerunseeshesinsirsuesunsuquhsurnuse

4 letter words in relinquishes (61 words)

eelselseheelheirhensherehershirehisshueshurliresirisisleleerleeslenslessleuslienlierlieslieulinelirelurelushnilsquinreelreinreshrielrileriseruesruinrulerunerunsruserushseenseerseessereshinshunsinesinssiresirsslursuersuessunssuqssureurnsuseruses

5 letter words in relinquishes (59 words)

ensueheelsheirshereshireshurlsileusinureislesissueleerslenselienslinerlinesluresnursequeenqueerquinsquirereelsreinsresinreuserielsrilesrinserisenrisesruinsrulesrunesrusesseersseinesenseseressheensheershiershiesshineshinsshireshunssinessinussirensiresslierslursslushsneersuerssushiurineusersusher

6 letter words in relinquishes (51 words)

ensuesensureequinehereinhisserinrushinsureinuresirisesissuerlenseslessenlesserlinerslunierlunieslushernursesqueensqueersquiresreliesrelinerelishresinsreusesrhesusrinsesrisquerushessenilesequelsequinseriesserinesheenssheerssheqelshinershinesshiresshrinesirenssneerssquiresquishunlessunreelurinesursineushers

7 letter words in relinquishes (25 words)

enquireensuresequinesesquireheiresshissierhuelessinquireinsuresleisurequeriesreissuerelinesreshinesequelssequinssheqelsshinersshiniershrinessiliqueslushersquiressunriseunreels

8 letter words in relinquishes (15 words)

enquiresenuresisesquiresheirlessinquiresqueerishquinsiesreinlessrelishesreshinesrunelesssiliquessireniseslushiersquireen

9 letter words in relinquishes (3 words)

enquiriessquireenssquishier

10 letter words in relinquishes (1 word)

relinquish

12 letter words in relinquishes (1 word)

relinquishes

relinquishes + 1 blank (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence relinquishes

Words that start with relinquishes (1 word)

relinquishes

Words with relinquishes in them (1 word)

relinquishes

Words that end with relinquishes (1 word)

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Word Growth involving relinquishes

Shorter words in relinquishes

he hes

el relinquish

in relinquish

is relinquish

re relinquish

he she

Longer words containing relinquishes

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