scrabble

²scrabble

noun

Definition of SCRABBLE

1

: scramble

2

: scribble

3

: a repeated scratching or clawing

Examples of SCRABBLE

1. <it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty>

First Known Use of SCRABBLE

1794

Related to SCRABBLE

Synonyms: battle, fight, fray, struggle, throes

Related Words: effort, exertion, labor, pains, trouble, work; drudgery, grind, sweat, toil, travail; combat, conflict, contest, strife, tussle, war, warfare; attempt, endeavor, essay, try

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Rhymes with SCRABBLE

babble, brabble, gabble, rabble