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HERE
Definition of HERE
adverb
In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
14.2%
of traced words share this origin (11,700)
How it is built
Same root, HERE · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Danish, Dutch, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HERE in OUTLIER
It has fitted 2 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 118, 15 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 34, 23 June 2026.
Built from these letters
HERE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start HERE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HERE?
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 118 - and most players walked straight past it.
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