verb
scrabble
SKRA-buhl
verb
1
To scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands, especially in search of something.
"She scrabbled around in her bag for her keys."
"The dog scrabbled at the door to be let in."
name
1
A board game in which players build interlocking words from letter tiles to score points.
"They played Scrabble every Sunday evening."
How to Use Scrabble
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo scratch or fumble about with your hands, or the popular word-tile board game.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
scrabbled past tense, scrabbles plural, scrabbles singular
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch schrabbelen, a repeated form of a verb meaning \"to scrape.\"