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ALIYAH
Definition of ALIYAH
noun
The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Hebrew
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
18th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (171)
branch · 2% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, ALIYAH · 1 relative 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.
ALIYAH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 45, 4 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 99, 27 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 52 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 45, 4 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ALIYAH starts with A and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AAHILY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Also seen on Day 45
Could you have found ALIYAH?
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 45 - and most players walked straight past it.
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