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HEBEN
Definition of HEBEN
noun
Ebony.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj,
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HEBEN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 113, 10 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 113, 10 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEBEN starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read BEEHN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HEBEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HEBEN?
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 113 - and most players walked straight past it.
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