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KIDDUSH
Definition of KIDDUSH
noun
A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hebrew קִדּוּשׁ (kidúsh, “kiddush”, literally “sanctification”). Doublet of kaddish.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Hebrew
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
18th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.6%
of traced words share this origin (169)
branch · 2% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
KIDDUSH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 139, 6 October 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 139, 6 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
KIDDUSH starts with K and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read DDHIKSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. D appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start KIDDUS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found KIDDUSH?
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 139 - and most players walked straight past it.
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