Definition of SUMO

sumo

Plural: sumo, sumos

Noun

  • A traditional Japanese style of wrestling.
  • 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).

Examples

  • Finding a place for SUMO on the Words With Friends board proved as challenging as a real match.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 6

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

Words With Friends Score: 8

sumo: valid Words With Friends Word