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scrabble

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verb

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

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2
as in to fumble
to search for something blindly or uncertainly he frantically scrabbled through the storage chest looking for the needed documents

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Recent Examples of scrabble
Noun
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 Anthony was happiest being with family & friends, and enjoyed playing scrabble & cards. courant.com, 10 July 2019
Verb
People were scrabbling over these enormous piles far off in the distance. Jane Siegel, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025 When these three men were dominating the circuit, the rest of the field were reduced to scrabbling over the crumbs. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrabble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrabble
Noun
  • If anything, the two games at Dodger Stadium showed the struggles of the Reds’ offense, with Blake Snell allowing only two base runners in the first six innings of his Game 1 start, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up two runs in the first inning of Game 2 before retiring 13 straight.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Mendes would later detail his struggles with maintaining his mental health while touring and cancel his Wonder world tour in 2022.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • They’re often greeted with the sight of their mischievous pup climbing onto furniture or causing destruction while unattended.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Bitcoin climbed above $121,000, nearing its August highs.
    Benzinga, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last year, Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor celebrated prematurely and fumbled the ball through the back of the end zone on what was going to be a 41-yard TD run.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Cowboys linebacker James Houston caused Love to fumble.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Democrats, the battle marked a defining moment to demonstrate unity after earlier funding fights in which they were accused of caving to Republican demands.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • That was really the battle, less than the gut.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That resolve was echoed across Grand Blanc throughout the week, as people scrambled for ways to do something, anything to help.
    John Wisely, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The continent is scrambling to build the necessary capacities to defend against drones, highlighting not only its lagging technology but also how rapidly warfare has shifted to the use of unmanned aircraft.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ink-tank printers looked poised to become the better, more economical choice for the future of printing.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Hamilton County Coroner's Office investigators are looking for relatives or friends of a West End woman who died recently.
    Enquirer staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Congressional Democrats have not sought to change that, at least not in the current spending fight.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The administration has also called out the arrest of Sortor, a 27-year-old conservative influencer, amid protests outside the ICE facility in Portland during what police characterized as a fight.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The piece is a collection of disused shoemaker boxes, once used by cobblers to keep tools, pressed against each other and stacked up, clambering toward the ceiling.
    Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • One person gets swept up in the water while others clamber to the sides of the area as screams are heard in the background.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Scrabble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrabble. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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