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HERNIA
Definition of HERNIA
noun
A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.
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.
HERNIA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 10 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 13, 2 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 102, 30 August 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 13, 2 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HERNIA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEHINR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start HERNIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 13
Could you have found HERNIA?
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 13 - and most players walked straight past it.
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