Definition of PACHINKO

pachinko

Plural: pachinkos

Noun

  • A Japanese mechanical game resembling a vertical pinball machine.
  • a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
  • A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.

Verb

  • To tumble down through a series of obstacles.

Examples

  • Playing PACHINKO in a word game is like hoping tiles fall perfectly to create a long word.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese パチンコ (pachinko), from ぱちん (pachin, onomatopoeic sound of the machines) + こ (ko, diminutive). Compare etymology of gacha, from Japanese ガシャポン.

Scrabble Score: 19

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

Words With Friends Score: 21

pachinko: valid Words With Friends Word