Used in a Sentence

scrabble

How to use scrabble in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scrabble.

Editorial note

I would love to breach the age gap and introduce a great uncle to a video game, or my great grandmother to scrabble online.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

an aimless drawing

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of scrabble gathered in one view.

noun

an aimless drawing

noun

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

feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scrabble.

noun

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

feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark"

verb

write down quickly without much attention to detail

Example sentences

1

I would love to breach the age gap and introduce a great uncle to a video game, or my great grandmother to scrabble online.

2

Hiring developers based on brain teasers is like hiring journalists based on how well they do at scrabble.

3

The only thing we did was put out a scrabble board and gave out a Quartzy t-shirt every hour or so to the one with the largest score in that hour.

4

As a competitive scrabble player, one mistake that I think he might have made is overweighting corpus-based probability versus game playability.

5

And closer to home, what's the representation of immigrants in the tech industry compared to the population at large?The locals always underperform compared to people willing to scrabble and fight because they've had a tougher background.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use scrabble in a sentence?

I would love to breach the age gap and introduce a great uncle to a video game, or my great grandmother to scrabble online.

What does scrabble mean?

an aimless drawing

What part of speech is scrabble?

scrabble is commonly used as noun, verb.