Meaning: A card game that involves betting and strategy.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They played poker all night long.

Category: Games

Synonyms:

• card game
• gambling game

Meaning: A card game played with two decks of cards.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They enjoyed a game of rummy on Friday nights.

Category: Games › Card Games

Synonyms:

• card game
• game

Meaning: A card that has a concealed area that can be scratched off to reveal a prize or information.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I won a small prize on the scratch card.

Category: Games › Lottery

Synonyms: lottery card

Meaning: A traditional game where players slide coins on a board to score points.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They played shove-halfpenny at the pub.

Category: Games › Traditional Games

Synonyms:

• coin sliding game
• pub game

Meaning: A pin used in the game of skittles.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He knocked down all the skittles in one throw.

Category: Games

Synonyms: pin

Meaning: A children's board game where players navigate a grid using dice rolls.

Part of speech: noun

Example: We played snake and ladders during the family gathering.

Category: Games › Board Games

Synonyms: chutes and ladders

Meaning: A card game played by one person.

Part of speech: noun

Example: She enjoys playing solitaire during her free time.

Category: Games

Synonyms: patience game

Meaning: A game played with small sticks, often involving skill and balance.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They played spillikins during the family gathering.

Category: Games › Traditional Games

Synonyms: pick-up sticks

Meaning: A simple game played on a grid where players take turns marking spaces.

Part of speech: noun

Example: We played tic-tac-toe during our break.

Category: Games › Board Games

Meaning: A children's game involving flicking discs into a cup.

Part of speech: noun

Example: We played tiddly-winks during the family gathering.

Category: Games › Children's Games

Meaning: To touch someone lightly in a game, often to indicate they are 'it'.

Part of speech: verb

Example: In the game, you have to tig someone to make them 'it'.

Category: Games › Children's Games

Meaning: A game of chance similar to a raffle.

Part of speech: noun

Example: We played tombola at the charity event.

Category: Games

Synonyms:

• raffle
• lottery

Meaning: A game where players search for hidden treasures.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The kids enjoyed the treasure hunt at the park.

Category: Games

Synonyms: scavenger hunt

Meaning: A playing card with a value of three.

Part of speech: noun

Example: He drew a trey in the card game.

Category: Games › Cards

Synonyms:

• three
• 3

Meaning: A term used in games to indicate two losses.

Part of speech: noun

Example: After two-down, they needed to win the next game.

Category: Games

Synonyms: losses

Meaning: A gambling game involving tossing two coins.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They played two-up during the holiday.

Category: Games

Synonyms: gambling game

Meaning: A card game similar to bridge.

Part of speech: noun

Example: They played whist during the evening.

Category: Games › Card Games

Synonyms: card game

Meaning: a situation in chess where a player must make a disadvantageous move

Part of speech: noun

Example: In this position, I am in zugzwang.

Category: Games › Chess

Synonyms: compulsion