Definition of SUMO

sumo

Meanings

Plural: sumo, sumos

Noun

  • a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground
  • A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground.
  • A rikishi (sumo wrestler).

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō).

Scrabble Score: 6

sumo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sumo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sumo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

sumo is a valid Words With Friends word