chiromancy

Noun

telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ciromancie, from Middle French chiromantie, chiromancie, from Latin chīromantīa, from Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination, fortune-telling”). Equivalent to chiro- + -mancy.

Synonyms

chirology, palm reading, palmistry

Scrabble Score: 22

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

Words With Friends Score: 24

chiromancy: valid Words With Friends Word