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SHOLOMS
Definition of SHOLOMS
noun
plural of sholom
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Word DNA
SHOLOMS inherits its ancestry from its root, SHALOM.
Line of descent
- Hebrew
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
17th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (509)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SHALOM · 2 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Arabic.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SHOLOMS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 153, 20 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 153, 20 October 2026.
Built from these letters
SHOLOMS starts with S and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read HLMOOSS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. S and O appear more than once.
Could you have found SHOLOMS?
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 153 - and most players walked straight past it.
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