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scrabble

[skrab-uhl] / ˈskræb əl /
NOUN
scrimmage
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STRONG










VERB
scrawl
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A group of people scrabble on the ground, sifting through the soil.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

“It was louder and closer; it was no longer a single belligerent hum glinting with accents of brass; it had diversified into a rolling scrabble of anger, holiday high spirits and sports crowd roar.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024

"If they leave, either the jobs disappear entirely, or factories scrabble to receive orders from footloose buying agents who care only about cheap labour and do not worry about factory conditions," Bowman told Reuters.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

“Imagine you have scrabble tiles that spell out ‘Powerball.’

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023

I scrabble for something to hold on to as the door swings open, and I tumble out, a mountain of instrument cases cascading all around me.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari




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