Scrabbly

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English

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Etymology

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From Scrabble +‎ -y.

Adjective

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Scrabbly (comparative more Scrabbly, superlative most Scrabbly)

  1. Characterized by unusual letters (those that have a high score in the game Scrabble)
    • 2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words, →ISBN:
      Amy Reynaldo, the Crossword Fiend blogger, labels the richest alphabetical specimens as Scrabbly, an adjective I'm happy to spread.
    • 2013, T. Campbell, On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a page, →ISBN, page 45:
      The Scrabbliest of the Scrabbly
    • 2015 August 20, Deb Amlen, “That Lucky Old Sun”, in New York Times:
      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.