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WALLAH
Definition of WALLAH
noun
A servant or other person responsible for something, often specified before it, for example kitchen wallah.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
Either from Hindi -वाला (-vālā, “pertaining to”) or from Hindi वाला (vālā, “person in charge”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Hindi
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
23rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.4%
of traced words share this origin (129)
branch · 1.4% 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.
WALLAH in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 131, 28 September 2026. The most recent board was Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 16 days.
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
WALLAH starts with W and ends with H. Sorted, its letters read AAHLLW - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and L appear more than once, including a double letter.
Could you have found WALLAH?
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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