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SHIVA
Definition of SHIVA
noun
A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Hebrew שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, “seven”), referring to the number of days that shiva spans. The pronunciation is likely in part from Yiddish שבֿעה (shive).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
33rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (61)
branch · 22.3% 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.
SHIVA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 58 boards so far. 353 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 23, 12 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 148, 15 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First found by a player on Day 23, 12 June 2026.
Built from these letters
SHIVA starts with S and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AHISV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start SHIVA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 23
Could you have found SHIVA?
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 23 - and most players walked straight past it.
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