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YAMULKAS
Definition of YAMULKAS
noun
plural of yamulka
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Word DNA
YAMULKAS inherits its ancestry from its root, YARMULKE.
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
37th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (130)
branch · 0.7% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, YARMULKE · 8 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Turkish.
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
YAMULKAS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 5 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 78, 6 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 135, 2 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 33 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 78, 6 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
YAMULKAS starts with Y and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAKLMSUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Could you have found YAMULKAS?
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 78 - and most players walked straight past it.
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