Aliyah
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
In Judaism, the honour of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to recite blessings over a portion of the Torah.
“He was moved when the rabbi called him for aliyah during the Shabbat morning service.”
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a·li·yah
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Ends in YAH with three vowels, the Y and H together are an unusual letter pairing
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Worth 12 points, Y and H lift the total and it is valid in many official Scrabble dictionaries
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