outlet
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
Noun 4 meanings
A vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something.
Something which allows for the release of one's desires.
“Jamie found doing martial arts was a great outlet for her stress.”
A river that runs out of a lake.
A shop that sells the products of a particular manufacturer or supplier.
Etymology
From Middle English outlete, outeleate, ut-lete, derived from Middle English outleten (“to allow, let out, emit”), equivalent to out- + let. Compare West Frisian útlit (“outlet”), Dutch uitlaat (“outlet”), German Auslass (“outlet”).
OUTLET at a glance
OUTLET has 6 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (O 1 + U 1 + T 1 + L 1 + E 1 + T 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,051 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with outlet
All rhymesOne letter away
- OUTSET6
- CUTLET8
- OUTLER6
- NUTLET6
- OUTJET13
- OUTLED7
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