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HESSIAN
Definition of HESSIAN
noun
A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making sacks.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
See Hessian. Attributed to the historic use of the fabric as part of the uniform of soldiers from the former Landgraviate of Hesse and its successors, who were called Hessians.
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.
HESSIAN in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 124, 21 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 124, 21 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HESSIAN starts with H and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read AEHINSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start HESSIA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HESSIAN?
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 124 - and most players walked straight past it.
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