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HADJ
Definition of HADJ
noun
Alternative spelling of hajj.
HAJJ
noun
The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam.
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Word DNA
HADJ inherits its ancestry from its root, HAJJ.
Line of descent
- Arabic
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
11th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
1.4%
of traced words share this origin (1,100)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HAJJ · 2 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.
HADJ in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 14 boards so far. 26 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 18, 7 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 19 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 18, 7 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HADJ starts with H and ends with J. Sorted, its letters read ADHJ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start HADJ
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 18
Could you have found HADJ?
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 18 - and most players walked straight past it.
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