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HENGE
Definition of HENGE
noun
A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Back-formation from Stonehenge, although it is not strictly a henge.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HENGE · 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.
HENGE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 38 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 39, 28 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
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
HENGE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEGHN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 39
Could you have found HENGE?
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 39 - and most players walked straight past it.
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