game: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with G · ends with E
Meaning of game
noun
- countable, uncountable
A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
Example: Being a child is all fun and games.
- countable
A playful or competitive activity. An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
Example: Games in the classroom can make learning fun.
- UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable
A playful or competitive activity. A school subject during which sports are practised.
- countable
A playful or competitive activity. A particular instance of playing a game.
Example: Sally won the game.
Listed forms: games.
Source: Wiktionary — game.
adj
- colloquial
Willing and able to participate.
That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
Listed forms: gamer, gamest.
Source: Wiktionary — game.
verb
- intransitive
To gamble.
- intransitive
To play card games, board games, or video games.
- transitive
To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
Example: We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.
- slang, transitive
To perform premeditated seduction strategy.
Listed forms: games, gaming, gamed.
Source: Wiktionary — game.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for game.
adjective
disabled in the feet or legs
adjective
willing to face danger
noun
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- plot
- secret plan
noun
your occupation or line of work
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is game in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of game
G(2) + A(1) + M(3) + E(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of game
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from game
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in game. Showing up to 24, longest first.