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Scrabbly en · ADJ

Etymology

From Scrabble + -y.

Meanings

1. Characterized by unusual letters (those that have a high score in the game Scrabble).
   • The Scrabbliest of the Scrabbly 2013, T. Campbell, On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a page, →ISBN, page 45:
   • Amy Reynaldo, the Crossword Fiend blogger, labels the richest alphabetical specimens as Scrabbly, an adjective I'm happy to spread. 2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words, →ISBN:
   • Also, the J in JUST RELAX was convenient in that it was Scrabbly yet off to the side (thus not restricting my options much), though the X in a prime position made the entry a bit of a gamble. 2015 August 20, Deb Amlen, “That Lucky Old Sun”, in New York Times:

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