godsend
Plural: godsends
Noun
- An unexpected and highly welcome piece of good fortune or gift.
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.
- An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.
- The wreck of a ship which has washed up on shore, from which cargo, timber, etc., may be obtained.
- A person who provides greatly needed assistance.
Examples
- Drawing a blank tile when you needed an ’S’ was a true GODSEND in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
A variant of God’s send, from God + ’s + send (“(obsolete) act of sending”), in the sense of someone or something sent by God.
Scrabble Score: 10
godsend: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgodsend: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
godsend: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
godsend: valid Words With Friends Word