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Word entry · 8 letters

scrabble

Best crossword clue

"Letter tile game"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈskɹæbəl/Part of speech noun, verbSorted abbcelrsStarts with SEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. write down quickly without much attention to detail

Word origin

From Middle Dutch schrabbelen, frequentative of schrabben (“to scrape”), equivalent to scrab + -le. More at scrape.

Used in a sentence

  • So he scraped and scratched and scrabbled and scrooged, then he scrooged again[.]
  • The lane had not been designed for ponderous trucks. In the narrower parts we had to push our way along it between bushes and brambles which scrabbled along the sides as though they tried to pull us back.
  • She was on her hands and knees scrabbling in the mud, looking for her missing wedding ring.

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01Letter tile game8 letters
02Tile-word game8 letters

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