Scrabbly

See also: scrabbly

English

Etymology

From Scrabble +‎ -y.

Adjective

Scrabbly (comparative more Scrabbly, superlative most Scrabbly)

1. Characterized by unusual letters (those that have a high score in the game Scrabble)
   • 2012, David Astle, Puzzled: Secrets and clues from a life in words, →ISBN:

     Amy Reynaldo, the Crossword Fiend blogger, labels the richest alphabetical specimens as Scrabbly, an adjective I'm happy to spread.

   • 2013, T. Campbell, On Crosswords: Thoughts, Studies, Facts and Snark About a page, →ISBN, page 45:

     The Scrabbliest of the Scrabbly

   • 2015 August 20, Deb Amlen, “That Lucky Old Sun”, in New York Times:

     Also, the J in JUST RELAX was convenient in that it was Scrabbly yet off to the side (thus not restricting my options much), though the X in a prime position made the entry a bit of a gamble.