# scrabble

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈskɹæbəl/ · frequency rank #27,634

## Definitions
1. To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws.
2. To gather hastily.
3. To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws.
4. To scribble.
5. To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on.

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

## Easily confused with
- **scramble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrabble-vs-scramble)
- **scribble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrabble-vs-scribble)
- **squabble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrabble-vs-squabble)
- **scrambled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrabble-vs-scrambled)

## Common misspellings (11)
`csrabble`, `scarbble`, `sccrabble`, `scrabbel`, `scrabblle`, `scrablbe`, `scrable`, `scrbable`, `scrrabble`, `srcabble`, `sscrabble`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scrabble