scrabble

Plural: scrabbles

Noun

an aimless drawing
a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
A scramble.

Verb

Verb Forms: scrabbled, scrabbling, scrabbles

To grope or claw frantically; to struggle to achieve something.
feel searchingly
write down quickly without much attention to detail
To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
To gather hastily.
To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
To scribble.
To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.

Examples

Players often SCRABBLE for points in the final rounds, hoping for a comeback.
She was on her hands and knees scrabbling in the mud, looking for her missing wedding ring.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle Dutch schrabbelen, frequentative of schrabben (“to scrape”), equivalent to scrab + -le. More at scrape.

Synonyms

doodle, grope for, scribble

Scrabble Score: 14

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

scrabble: valid Words With Friends Word