hidden
/ˈhɪd.(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.53 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
adj
Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent.
adj
noun
A hidden answer clue; one in which the letters of the solution appear consecutively in the wordplay.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "hidden treasure; hidden talents"
- "It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand. […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood."
- "One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination."
- "Hiddens are indicated thus; (e.g.) Grow (maraudinG ROWdies)."
- "The two types of clue which everyone should aim to solve at first reading are anagrams and hiddens."
- "16 of the 30 clues in this puzzle are hiddens; these are asterisked."
Etymology
Morphologically hid + -en.