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HEDERA
Definition of HEDERA
noun
Any Old World ivy of the genus Hedera
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From the genus name Hedera, in turn from Latin hedera (“ivy”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HEDERA · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HEDERA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 9 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 62, 21 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 134, 1 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 62, 21 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEDERA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read ADEEHR - 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 HEDERA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HEDERA?
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 62 - and most players walked straight past it.
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