Definition of HANDBOOK

handbook

Plural: handbooks

Noun

  • A small, informative book giving instructions or facts.
  • a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
  • A topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
  • A place where illicit bets can be placed.

Examples

  • The Scrabble HANDBOOK suggests useful two-letter words for tricky board positions.

Origin / Etymology

1814, from hand + book, or perhaps a reintroduction of Middle English hond book, hondebooke, from Old English handbōc (“handbook”), or a calque of German Handbuch (“handbook”). Compare Dutch handboek, Danish håndbog, Swedish handbok.

Synonyms

enchiridion, vade mecum, manual

Scrabble Score: 18

handbook: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
handbook: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
handbook: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

handbook: valid Words With Friends Word