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YENTA
Definition of YENTA
noun
A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
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Other senses
YENTA carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A person, especially a woman, who is considered to be meddlesome or gossipy.
noun
a woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a woman gossip; a gossipmonger
noun
a matchmaker; a woman who specializes in finding spouses.
noun
(Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Yiddish יענטע (yente).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Yiddish
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
31st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.2%
of traced words share this origin (186)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, YENTA · 3 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.
YENTA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 57 boards so far. 124 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 21, 10 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 21, 10 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
YENTA starts with Y and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AENTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 21
Could you have found YENTA?
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 21 - and most players walked straight past it.
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