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HERYE

5 letters

Definition of HERYE

verb

To praise, to glorify, to honour.

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Where it comes from

From Middle English herien, heryen, from Old English herian (“to extol, praise, commend, help”), from Proto-Germanic *hazjaną (“to call, praise”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens- (“to speak in a florid, solemn style, attest, witness”). Cognate with Middle High German haren (“to call, shout”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hazjan, “to praise”), Latin cēnseō (“inspect, appraise, estimate”, verb), Latin cēnsus (“estimation”); see censor, census.

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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

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Players have found it on 1 board so far.

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Boards found on
81
First board
41
Days since seen

It first turned up on Day 81, 9 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 41 days.

First ever to find it

travelgirl

on Day 81, 9 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

HERYE
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Different letters
2
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

HERYE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read EEHRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.

Words that start HERYE

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

HERYEDHERYES

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