Scrabble
WordNet
noun
(1) A board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
(2) An aimless drawing
verb
(3) Write down quickly without much attention to detail
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
Scrabble
- A board game in which players draw letter tiles and take turns to make interlocking words like a crossword, scoring points according to the letters played and their positions on the board.
Quotations
- 2000, Eric T. Olson and Tammy Perry Olson, Real-Life Math: Statistics, Walch Publishing, ISBN 0825138639, page 56
- Start by asking students if they ever watch Wheel of Fortune, or play games like Hangman or Scrabble.® Ask whether they have ever noticed any patterns in the frequency with which letters appear.
See also
- Official list of 2-letter words allowed in English Scrabble