manitou

Meanings

Plural: manitous

Noun

A god or spirit as the object of religious awe or ritual among some American Indians.

Origin / Etymology

From Pidgin Delaware Manétto, from Unami manëtu (/manətːu/) and Munsee manutoow (manə́to꞉w) (later influenced by French manitou, from Cree/Montagnais manito꞉w); from Proto-Algonquian *maneto·wa (“supernatural being”).

Scrabble Score: 9

manitou is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
manitou is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
manitou is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

manitou is a valid Words With Friends word