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CHALLAH
Definition of CHALLAH
noun
A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
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Where it comes from
From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
31st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (200)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CHALLAH · 6 relatives 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.
CHALLAH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 154, 21 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CHALLAH starts with C and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AACHHLL - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. H, A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start CHALLA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found CHALLAH?
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 137 - and most players walked straight past it.
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