ginsu

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɪnsuː/

Definition of ginsu

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A kind of sharp kitchen knife.
    “The yearning a man feels when he watches the Food Network springs from the same well of forbidden fantasies that led to Michael Douglas' fiasco-fling with a Ginsu-wielding Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction, except that now there's a 180-degree twist.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Marketing coinage, intended to evoke the idea of Japanese samurai swords.

Anagrams of ginsu

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play suing 6 points

Find your best play with ginsu

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes ginsu, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.