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HOSANA
Definition of HOSANA
noun
Alternative spelling of hosanna.
interjection
A cry of praise or adoration to God in liturgical use among the Jews, and said to have been shouted in recognition of the Messiahship of Jesus on his entry into Jerusalem; hence since used in the Christian Church.
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Word DNA
HOSANA inherits its ancestry from its root, HOSANNA.
Line of descent
4 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
17th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (544)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, HOSANNA · 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.
HOSANA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 4 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 148, 15 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 156, 23 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 148, 15 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
HOSANA starts with H and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AAHNOS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found HOSANA?
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 148 - and most players walked straight past it.
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