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Words starting with REL

There are 277 words starting with REL in the standard word-game list. The most common are relax, relationship, release, religion, religious, related.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
relaxbecome less tense, rest, or take one's ease12
relationshipa relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the…17
releasemerchandise issued for sale or public showing (especially a record or film)7
religiona strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny9
religiousconcerned with sacred matters or religion or the church10
relatedbeing connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics8
reliefthe feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced9
relativeestimated by comparison; not absolute or complete11
relieved(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear12
relyhave faith or confidence in7
relationsmutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups9
relaxedwithout strain or anxiety15
reliableworthy of reliance or trust10
relevanthaving a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue11
relationan abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together8
relatemake a logical or causal connection6
relieveprovide physical relief, as from pain10
relativelyin a relative manner; by comparison to something else16
relaxingaffording physical or mental rest16
releasingemotionally purging (of e.g. art)10
relaythe act of passing something along from one person or group to another8
reluctantunwillingness to do something contrary to your custom11
relentlessnot to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty10
relican antiquity that has survived from the distant past7
reliveexperience again, often in the imagination9
relevancethe relation of something to the matter at hand14
relishvigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment9
relaxation(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers17
reloadload anew7
relatingThe act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation.9
relapsea failure to maintain a higher state9
relativity(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts16
relocatebecome established in a new location10
relocatedsettled in a new location12
reluctantlywith reluctance16
relentlesslyin a relentless manner15
relinquishpart with a possession or right22
relievingThat brings relief.13
relocationthe transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)12
relivinga recurrence of a prior experience12
reluctance(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)14
reliabilitythe quality of being dependable or reliable16
reliantrelying on another for support7
religiouslyby religion15
relentgive in, as to influence or pressure6
reliancecertainty based on past experience10
reloadingThe act by which something (a gun, a device, etc.) is reloaded; a subsequent loading.11
relaunchTo launch again.13
relatablehaving a manner or nature that is easy to relate to11
relayingAn instance of something being relayed.12
reliablyin a faithful manner13
relabelLabel again, apply a new label to9
relabelingAn act or instance of giving something a different label.13
relabellingAn act or instance of giving something a different label.14
relacelace again8
relacquerTo lacquer again.20
relapserOne who relapses.10
relapsinga failure to maintain a higher state12
relatedlyIn a related manner.13
relatednessa particular manner of connectedness12

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