card game

noun

plural card games
: a game that uses a deck of cards

Examples of card game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The Beehive State topped the ranking with its devotion to the Japanese card game. — Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026 In our card game, the higher card always beats the lower one. — Dana MacKenzie, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026 Quiroz asserts Mission Lotería — the name is a nod to a Mexican card game — would not have opened had the team not pitched their vision to a panel overseeing the city’s storefront opportunity grants. — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Lotería, Mexican card game of chance, played using a deck of 54 cards with images. — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for card game

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of card game was in 1611

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Card game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card%20game. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!