word game

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   any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words

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Questions about word game

What does word game mean?

word game means "any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words".

Is word game a common word?

word game is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.