scramble
scramble is a 8-letter English word with 13 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.
- intransitive verb. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
- transitive verb. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.
- transitive verb. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking.
- noun. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering.
- noun. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office.
- noun. rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- noun. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle
- verb. make unintelligible
"scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
- verb. stir vigorously
"beat the egg whites"
"beat the cream"
- verb. bring into random order
- verb. to move hurriedly
"The friend scrambled after them"
- verb. climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Synonyms
scamper, scurry, scuffle, beat, jumble, clamber, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in scramble:
Common word forms
scrambled, scrambler, scrambles, scrambling, scramblement
Words from these letters
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