The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.

SELAH

/ˈsiːlə/5 letters

Definition of SELAH

interjection

A word occurring between verses or paragraphs in parts of the Hebrew Bible, namely in Habakkuk and the Psalms; perhaps indicating a pause, either for contemplation or for clearing the throat in singing.

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Where it comes from

From Biblical Hebrew סֶלָה (sélā), of unknown origin.

Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).

Rarity score
Withheld
Revealed only in play
Tier
Withheld
Find it yourself

OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.

SELAH in OUTLIER

Players have found it on 18 boards so far.

Day 1Day 99
Its 18 boards, across 99 finished boards · taller bars are busier boards
18
Boards found on
52
First board
98
Latest board
8
Longest gap, days

It first turned up on Day 52, 11 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 98, 26 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.

First ever to find it

torgolier

on Day 52, 11 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers

Built from these letters

SELAH
5
Letters
2
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Different letters
1
Longest consonant run
1
Longest vowel run

SELAH starts with S and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AEHLS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.

Same letters, different word

6 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.

Words that start SELAH

Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.

SELAHS

Could you have found SELAH?

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 52 - and most players walked straight past it.

Play today's OUTLIER

Share SELAH