joust

Plural: jousts

Noun

a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
A tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.

Verb

joust against somebody in a tournament by fighting on horseback
To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in the lists; to tilt.
To engage in verbal sparring over an important issue. (used of two people, both of whom participate more or less equally)
To touch penises while engaging in a sex act, especially oral sex.
-ED, -ING, -S to engage in personal combat

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French jouster (modern French jouter), from Vulgar Latin *juxtō, *iuxtō, *iuxtāre, from Latin iūxta (“close to”). English since the early 14th century.

Synonyms

tilt

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

joust is a valid Words With Friends word