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Is hence a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hence is a Scrabble US word. The word hence is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is hence a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hence is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

HENCE,

4-letter words (2 found)

ECHE,EECH,

3-letter words (7 found)

CEE,CHE,ECH,EEN,ENE,HEN,NEE,

2-letter words (6 found)

CH,EE,EH,EN,HE,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 17 words from hence according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of hence

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Definitions and meaning of hence

hence

Etymology

A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē.

Cognate with Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan (German hinnen), Dutch heen, Swedish hän. Related to Old English her (“here”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛns/
  • Rhymes: -ɛns

Adverb

hence (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) From here, from this place, away.
    Synonym: herefrom
  2. (archaic, figuratively) From the living or from this world.
  3. (of a length of time) In the future from now.
  4. (conjunctive) As a result; therefore, for this reason.
    Synonym: consequently
    • 1910, Sun Tzu, Lionel Giles (translator), The Art of War, Section VI: Weak Points and Strong, 8:
      Hence that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

Antonyms

  • hither

Derived terms

Related terms

  • whence
  • thence

Translations

Interjection

hence

  1. (obsolete) Go away! Begone!

Verb

hence (third-person singular simple present hences, present participle hencing, simple past and past participle henced)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To utter "hence!" to; to send away.
  2. (dated, intransitive) To depart; to go away.

Anagrams

  • Neche

Source: wiktionary.org