Synonyms of scrabble

scrabble 1 of 2

noun

as in struggle

a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective

it'll be a long scrabble to pull ourselves out of poverty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggle
• battle
• fight
• effort
• fray
• attempt
• throes
• work
• try
• grind
• exertion
• toil
• contest
• endeavor
• pains
• warfare
• war
• trouble
• combat
• labor
• tussle
• drudgery
• sweat
• strife
• essay
• conflict
• travail

scrabble

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verb

ˈskra-bəl 

1

as in to climb

to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling

we scrabbled up a sand dune to get a better view of the sea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• climb
• scramble
• clamber
• swarm
• scale
• ascend
• summit
• breast
• shin
• surmount
• struggle
• shinny
• claw
• skin
• sprawl
• get up
• shimmy
• mount
• free-climb

2

as in to fumble

to search for something blindly or uncertainly

he frantically scrabbled through the storage chest looking for the needed documents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fumble
• look
• fish
• reach
• grope
• feel
• hunt
• grab
• grabble
• clutch
• cast about
• snatch
• rake
• rummage
• seek (out)
• capture
• comb
• corral
• rifle
• scour
• nail
• dredge
• seize
• nab
• ransack
• dig (through)
• get

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrabble

Noun

In the early 90s, Nigeria’s central government recognized scrabble as a sport. — Oluwatosin Adeshokan, Quartz Africa, 8 Nov. 2019

Across the street from her, a kinetic scrabble of orange and blue runs the height of a five-story brick building like an electric charge. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2019

Verb

In the new South, one scrabbling to industrialize, business owners could now hire unpaid labor through the penal system. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026

That left the administration scrabbling for other ways to reimpose duties that were struck down. — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026