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HENRY
Definition of HENRY
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H
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Where it comes from
Named after American scientist Joseph Henry (1797–1878).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
Same root, HENRY · 2 relatives 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.
HENRY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 8 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 92, 20 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 92, 20 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HENRY starts with H and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read EHNRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Same letters, different word
2 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Could you have found HENRY?
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 92 - and most players walked straight past it.
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