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scrabble

UK/ˈskɹæ.bəl/ US/ˈskræbʌl/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

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

verb

1.

feel searchingly

  • “She groped for his keys in the dark”
Synonyms
2.

write down quickly without much attention to detail

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Origin

A brand name, from the verb scrabble, James Brunot's rebranding (1948) of Alfred Butts's game Criss-Crosswords (1938).

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