Definitions for godsend

godsend god·send

Spelling: [god-send]
IPA: /ˈgɒdˌsɛnd/

Godsend is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 128 anagrams from letters in godsend (ddegnos).

Definitions for godsend

noun

  1. an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.

Origin of godsend

1805-15; earlier God's send, variant (by influence of send1) of God's sond or sand, Middle English Godes sand (sand Old English: message, service)

Examples for godsend

Today, Google Books and other searchable text databases have been a godsend.

The least of the weapons of the air-fleet would have been a godsend to Thorn and Sylva.

To have had one ship, even the smallest, where they were would have been a godsend to the fleet.

When Hamas emerged as an increasingly powerful threat at the turn of the century, “Mosab was a godsend,” remembers Bar-Zohar.

For those struggling Olympians, a substantial paycheck would be a godsend.

I cannot find words to express What a godsend your remedies have been to me.

She's heels to her, and it's a godsend she'll be to us if things go ill.

These sticks are a great help, and the wooden crash-helmets—a comparatively recent invention—are a godsend.

Decidedly, Dick had been a godsend, and his absence would be a calamity.

Plus, the Russian government decided to film the trial with as many as five cameras, which proved a godsend for the filmmakers.

Word Value for godsend
Scrable

10

Words with friends

12

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