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Word entry · 9 letters

solitaire

Best crossword clue

"Single-player card game"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɒl.ɪˌtɛə(ɹ)/Part of speech nounSorted aeiilorstStarts with SEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a card game played by one person

Word origin

Borrowed from French solitaire, ultimately from Latin sōlitārius. Doublet of solitary.

Used in a sentence

  • The early French solitaire boards were marked with thirty-seven holes instead of the modern board's thirty-three; and the problems were more difficult.
  • You like to sit high on a hill / Count the daisies in the field / It's your own way of playing solitaire / You won't answer no question / Or say where you've been / The last thing you think you need is a friend
  • Mr. Greenwood said yesterday that he always finished his work in a timely fashion, and that he played solitaire only when there was nothing else left to do, usually a few times a week or during lunch breaks.

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01Single-player card game9 letters
02One-player cards9 letters

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