Definition of GANJA

ganja

Plural: ganjas

Noun

  • Cannabis used for smoking, often for recreational or medicinal purposes.
  • a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
  • the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
  • Marijuana, as used for smoking.

Examples

  • Playing GANJA might raise eyebrows, but it’s a valid Scrabble word.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गांजा (gāñjā), ultimately from Sanskrit गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”). First use appears c. 1800.

Synonyms

cannabis, Cannabis sativa, marihuana, marijuana, MJ, Mary Jane, Mary Joanna, Texas tea, benj, bhang, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cheeba, choof, daccha, dank, devil's lettuce, djamba, doobage, dope, endo, gage, ganj, ganja, grass, green, greenery, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, marihoochie, method, mezz, muggle, mull, pot, puff, reefer, sensimilla, sensimillia, shit, sweetleaf, tea, trees, twig, wacky tobaccy, weed, yarndie, zaza, zombie

Scrabble Score: 13

ganja: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ganja: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ganja: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

ganja: valid Words With Friends Word