hence: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with H · ends with E
Meaning of hence
adv
- not-comparable
In the future from now.
Example: A year hence it will be forgotten.
- conjunctive, not-comparable
As a result; therefore, for this reason.
Example: I shall go to Japan and hence will not be here in time for the party.
- archaic, not-comparable
From here, from this place, away.
Example: I'm going hence, because you have insulted me.
- archaic, figuratively, not-comparable
From the living or from this world.
Example: After a long battle, my poor daughter was taken hence.
Source: Wiktionary — hence.
intj
- obsolete
Go away! Begone!
Source: Wiktionary — hence.
verb
- obsolete, transitive
To utter "hence!" to; to send away.
- dated, intransitive
To depart; to go away.
Listed forms: hences, hencing, henced.
Source: Wiktionary — hence.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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adverb
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is hence in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of hence
H(4) + E(1) + N(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of hence
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from hence
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