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HENCEFORWARD

/hɛnsˈfɔɹwɝd/12 letters

Definition of HENCEFORWARD

adverb

from now on; from this time on

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Middle English hennes forward, equivalent to hence + forward. Compare Middle English hens-forthward, hennes forthward (“henceforward”).

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

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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.

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Players have found it on 1 board so far.

Day 1Day 127
Its one board, across 127 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
1
Boards found on
124
First board
3
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.

First found by a player on Day 124, 21 September 2026.

Built from these letters

HENCEFORWARD
12
Letters
4
Vowels
8
Consonants
10
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

HENCEFORWARD starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEFHNORRW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E and R appear more than once.

Words that start HENCEFOR

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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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.

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