Scrabble — meaning in English

English meaning

• bingo noun A game in which players mark off numbers on a card as they are called out, winning by completing a line or the whole card.
• scrabble verb To scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands, especially in search of something.

Senses

Scrabble is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• bingo (countable, Scrabble, US) A play where all seven of a player's letter tiles are played, awarding a score bonus.

bingo — full definition

1. noun A game in which players mark off numbers on a card as they are called out, winning by completing a line or the whole card.
2. intj Used to declare a win in the game of bingo, or more generally to announce sudden success or that something has been found or understood.

scrabble — full definition

1. verb To scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands, especially in search of something.
2. name A board game in which players build interlocking words from letter tiles to score points.

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