Definitions
Structured play or contest
Word origin
From Middle English game, gamen, gammen, from Old English gamen (“sport, joy, mirth, pastime, game, amusement, pleasure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną (“amusement, pleasure, game", literally "participation, communion, people together”), from *ga- (collective prefix) + *mann- (“man”); or alternatively from *ga- + a root from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think, have in mind”).
Used in a sentence
“Being a child is all fun and games.”
“Games in the classroom can make learning fun.”
“Joshua: Shall we play a game? David: ... Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War? Joshua: Wouldn't you prefer a good game of chess? David: Later. Let's play Global Thermonuclear War. Joshua: Fine.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer16 curated clues
01“Activity played for points”4 letters
02“Activity with a winner”4 letters
03“Activity with rules”4 letters
04“Activity with winners”4 letters
05“Board or card activity”4 letters
06“Board or video activity”4 letters
07“Chess or checkers”4 letters
08“Chess or tag”4 letters
09“Contest”4 letters
10“Contest with players”4 letters
11“Contest with rules”4 letters
12“Pastime with rules”4 letters
13“Play with rules”4 letters
14“Sport or puzzle”4 letters
15“Willing to try”4 letters
16“Play activity”4 letters
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