Word Games Vocabulary

noun a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase

verb to rearrange the letters of a word or phrase to form a new word or phrase

• An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once.
• I love trying to figure out anagrams of my friends' names for fun.
• Let's play a game where we try to come up with anagrams of random words, it's super fun!
• Finding the solution to the complex problem felt like solving an anagram, requiring careful rearrangement of different elements.

noun a game involving the use of dice and forming words

verb to be astonished or overwhelmed, typically due to confusion or disbelief

• The complexity of the mathematical equation may boggle the minds of even the most seasoned mathematicians.
• Trying to understand quantum physics can really boggle your brain.
• The plot twist in that movie totally boggled my mind!
• The sheer amount of information to process can boggle the mind.

noun an absurd pretense or deception

• The guests played a game of charades during the dinner party.
• We always end up playing charades when we get together with friends.
• Let's skip the charade and get straight to the point.
• His smile was just a charade to hide his true feelings.

noun a word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board

verb to scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold onto something

• They decided to play a game of Scrabble to pass the time.
• Let's bust out the Scrabble board and have some fun!
• I'm a beast at Scrabble - no one can beat me!
• In the game of life, sometimes you have to scrabble to make ends meet.