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HINDERANCE
Definition of HINDERANCE
noun
Archaic spelling of hindrance.
noun
Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.
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Word DNA
HINDERANCE inherits its ancestry from its root, HINDRANCE.
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,835)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HINDRANCE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
HINDERANCE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 18 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 154, 21 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HINDERANCE starts with H and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACDEEHINNR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. N and E appear more than once.
Words that start HINDER
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found HINDERANCE?
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 154 - and most players walked straight past it.
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