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TALLIS
Definition of TALLIS
noun
Alternative form of tallit.
noun
A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
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Word DNA
TALLIS inherits its ancestry from its root, TALLIT.
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 (571)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, TALLIT · 4 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
TALLIS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 173, 9 November 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 131, 28 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
TALLIS starts with T and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AILLST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start TALLIS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found TALLIS?
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 131 - and most players walked straight past it.
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