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HEXED
Definition of HEXED
adjective
Cursed; afflicted with bad luck.
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Word DNA
HEXED inherits its ancestry from its root, HEX.
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
3.3%
of traced words share this origin (2,654)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HEX · 5 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, Norwegian, Old English.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HEXED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 158 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 3 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HEXED starts with H and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read DEEHX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Could you have found HEXED?
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 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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