kismet
Plural: kismets
Noun
- Destiny or fate; a predetermined course of events.
- (Islam) the will of Allah
- Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
Examples
- It felt like KISMET when he drew the exact letters needed for a bingo in Words With Friends.
Origin / Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet, “fate, destiny”) (Turkish kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma, “division, lot, destiny”).
Synonyms
kismat, chance, destin, destiny, doom, fatality, fate, foredoom, foreordination, fortune, kismet, lot, orlay, portion, predestination, predestiny, preordination, qadar, weird, wyrd
Scrabble Score: 12
kismet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordkismet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kismet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary