Definitions for tic-tac-toe
tic-tac-toe
tic-tac-toe
Spelling: [tik-tak-toh]
IPA: /ˌtɪk tækˈtoʊ/
Tic-Tac-Toe is a 11 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.
You can make 149 anagrams from letters in tic-tac-toe (--acceiottt).
Definitions for tic-tac-toe
noun
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tick-tack-toe.
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a simple game in which one player marks down only X's and another only O's, each alternating in filling in any of the nine compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossed by two horizontal lines, the winner being the first to fill in three marks in any horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row.
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a children's game consisting of trying, with the eyes shut, to bring a pencil down upon one of a set of circled numbers, as on a slate, the number touched being counted as a score.
Origin of tic-tac-toe
1865-70; imitative of sound, as of bringing a pencil down on slate; see ticktack
Examples for tic-tac-toe
Mother, we are playing a game which is similar to American tic-tac-toe.