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   ya·ku·za

   /yäˈko͞ozə/

   noun

   • 1. a Japanese organized crime syndicate similar to the Mafia.
   • ▪ a Japanese gangster or racketeer: "100,000 yakuza in Japan rake in some $10 billion a year"

   Word Origin Japanese, from ya ‘eight’ + ku ‘nine’ + za ‘three’, referring to the worst hand in a gambling game.

   Scrabble Points: 22

   • Y

     4

   • A

     1

   • K

     5

   • U

     1

   • Z

     10

   • A

     1

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