Whence
6 lettersadverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
From what place, origin, or source, used to indicate or ask about where something comes from.
“He returned to the village whence he had first set out so many years before.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ʍɛns/
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Synonyms
from wherefrom which
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WH opener, -ENCE ending, no repeated letters, N sits in position four
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C scores 3, all reasonably common tiles, useful for filling tight board positions
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