lottery

lottery is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance.
2. noun. Allotment; thing allotted.
3. noun. players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots

   Synonyms: drawing

4. noun. something that is regarded as a chance event

   "the election was just a lottery to them"

Synonyms

drawing

Common word forms

lotteries

Words from these letters

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