An English word that comes from Yiddish
Our answer book holds 74 answers to “An English word that comes from Yiddish”, from the first thing anyone would say to names almost nobody would think of. Most people go straight for Bagel, Glitch or Chutzpah, so those barely lift the rocket. It is a fairly short list: only 20 answers sit in the two rarest tiers, so reaching one takes real knowledge.
Word questions reward thinking about spelling and sound rather than meaning, so say a few out loud. You will find it in stage 46, “Many Tongues”, of the Words mission. The first stages of every mission are free, and later stages come with the full mission.
PLAY ONLYCLICK FREEThe most common answers
EVERYONE- Bagel
- Glitch
- Chutzpah
- Klutz
- Kosher
- Lox
- Schlep
- Schmooze
- Nosh
- Shtick
- Maven
- Kvetch
- Challah
- Mazel tov
- Mensch
These are the 15 answers we rate as most common, out of the 74 we know. They score the least. The other 59, including every rare one, stay inside the game.
How the 74 answers are spread
| EVERYONE | 4 |
| THE CROWD | 13 |
| SOME | 16 |
| A FEW | 21 |
| ALMOST NOBODY | 18 |
| ONLY YOU | 2 |
The rarer your answer, the farther your rocket flies. Rarity is our own estimate of how few people would think of an answer. How to play.
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