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HENCE
Definition of HENCE
adverb
From here, from this place, away.
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Where it comes from
A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē. Cognate with Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan (German hinnen), Dutch heen, Swedish hän. Related to Old English her (“here”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HENCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 74, 2 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 112, 9 September 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 74, 2 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HENCE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CEEHN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HENCE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HENCE?
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 74 - and most players walked straight past it.
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