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JHATKAS
Definition of JHATKAS
Wiktionary has no entry for JHATKAS itself. This is its base word, JHATKA.
noun
The instant decapitation method of animal slaughter, idealized as a non-ritual alternative to ritual slaughter (kutha) which is forbidden
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for JHATKA.
Borrowed from Punjabi ਝਟਕਾ (jhaṭkā, “sudden movement, jerking”) / جَھٹْکا (jhaṭkā). Unrelated to Slovak jatka (“slaugherhouse”) or Polish jatka (“butchershop”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
JHATKAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 70, 29 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 105, 2 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 70, 29 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
JHATKAS starts with J and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAHJKST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start JHATKA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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