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YESHIVA
Definition of YESHIVA
noun
An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Yiddish ישיבה (yeshive), from Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה (y'shivá, “sitting”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
17th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (514)
branch · 2.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, YESHIVA · 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.
YESHIVA in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 172 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 46, 5 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 9 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 46, 5 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
YESHIVA starts with Y and ends with A. Sorted, its letters read AEHISVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start YESHIV
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 46
Could you have found YESHIVA?
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 46 - and most players walked straight past it.
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