Crossword-Solution: RELIC 5 letters, 327 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 7

Dictionary

Word	Word Type	Definition
Relic	n.	That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant.
Relic	n.	The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body.
Relic	n.	Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships.

Anagrams

Word		Anagrams
RELIC	anagram	CLIER, CREIL, CRILE, ELRIC, ILCER

We have 327 clues for the answer “RELIC”

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Ancient object preserved from the past	1 answer
A bit of antiquity	1 answer
An item of bygone days	1 answer
An object, custom, or belief surviving from an earlier time	1 answer
Ancient article	1 answer
Ancient item	1 answer
Ancient memento	1 answer
Ancient object	1 answer
Ancient souvenir	1 answer
Ancient statue, e.g.	1 answer
Ancient tool, say	1 answer
Ancient vase in a museum, say	1 answer
Another archaeological find	1 answer
Antiquarian's acquisition	1 answer
Antiquary's acquisition	1 answer
Antique artifact	1 answer
Antique object	1 answer
Antiques-store item	1 answer
Archaeologist's treasure	1 answer
Archeologist's quest	1 answer
Artifact from antiquity	1 answer
Artifact from the past	1 answer
Artifact of the past	1 answer
Artifact, for instance.	1 answer
Attic discovery	1 answer
Big find at an archaeological dig	1 answer
Bit of antiquity	1 answer
Bit of history in a museum	1 answer
Bit of museum treasure	1 answer
Buddha's Tooth, e.g.	1 answer
Buddha's Tooth, for example	1 answer
Car phone, for one	1 answer
Centuries-old object	1 answer
Cherished object	1 answer
Civil War cannon, e.g.	1 answer
Clue to the past	1 answer
Curator's acquisition	1 answer
Dead Sea Scrolls, say	1 answer
Dig artifact	1 answer
Dig site discovery	1 answer
Dig treasure	1 answer
Discovery in an ancient shrine	1 answer
Dusty memento	1 answer
Egyptologist's quest	1 answer
Esteemed artifact	1 answer
Esteemed object	1 answer
Evidence of ancient times	1 answer
Excavated item	1 answer
Excavated item, maybe	1 answer
Excavated item, sometimes	1 answer

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Hint 1 meaning

One who, or that which, eats.

Hint 2 anagram

EERTA

Hint 3 another clue

greedy person

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Sentences with RELIC (5)

The original papers, together with the scarlet letter itself—a most curious relic—are still in my possession, and shall be freely exhibited to whomsoever, induced by the great interest of the narrative, may desire a sight of them.

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1992

Both senses probably passed out of use when long hair was adopted as a signature trait by the 1960s counterculture, leaving hackish `hairy' as a sort of stunted mutant relic.

The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 Various 1992

She said it was the last relic she should ever have of her child; and that no other memorial of her could ever be so precious, because this one parted latest from the living body before the awful death came.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) 1993

They came so close at last that the waylayers could see the parchment clearly, with the seal thereon, and then they made obeisance to it, as though it were the relic of a saint, and drew off quietly into the wood one by one.

The Well at the World's End William Morris 2008

Here surely was a chance--if any chance remained--of identifying the shocking relic of humanity which lay before him, the dumb witness of a crime! Acting on this idea, he took possession of the teeth, purposing to use them as a last means of inquiry when other attempts at investigation had been tried and had failed.

The Haunted Hotel Wilkie Collins 2008

Quotes with RELIC (3)

We are all angelic. Offspring of godly relic, accept and be prophetic.

Gloria D. Gonsalves Let's Go Dancing in the Light: A Collection of Poetry and Prose for Soul and Spirit

Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying a…

Andy Rooney

Religion is a cultural relic inherited from ancient civilizations that doctrinal influence persists globally in modern times. Religious people rely upon their notional belief in the primal innocence of human beings in order to support the abstract supposition of inherently benevolent God guiding human souls.

Kilroy J. Oldster Dead Toad Scrolls

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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Custom, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NYM, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, S&S, The Atlantic, Three Across, TIME, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.

Used 594 times in crossword archives (1952–2025).