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HENPECK
Definition of HENPECK
verb
To nag persistently.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From hen + peck.
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.
HENPECK in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far. 10 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 36, 25 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 103, 31 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 36, 25 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HENPECK starts with H and ends with K. Sorted, its letters read CEEHKNP - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HENPEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 36
Could you have found HENPECK?
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 36 - and most players walked straight past it.
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