joss
Meanings
Plural: josses
Noun
- a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
- A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
- A heathen divinity.
- Luck.
Origin / Etymology
From Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Macau Pidgin Portuguese, from Portuguese deus (“god”), from Latin deus (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god/that which belongs to heaven”).
Scrabble Score: 11
joss is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordjoss is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
joss is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
joss is a valid Words With Friends word