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HARKENED
Definition of HARKENED
verb
simple past and past participle of harken
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Another sense
HARKENED carries a second meaning.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of harken.
Word DNA
HARKENED inherits its ancestry from its root, HARKEN.
How it is built
Same root, HARKEN · 2 relatives in the game
HARKENED in a sentence
“The publication's name harkened back to early traditions at the school.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HARKENED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 104 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 40, 29 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 40, 29 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HARKENED starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHKNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start HARKEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 40
Could you have found HARKENED?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 40 - and most players walked straight past it.
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