tick-tack-toe

A form of tic-tac-toe — A game in which two players take turns placing circles and crosses on a 3x3 grid and attempt to obtain three of the same symbols in a straight line.

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Meanings

nountick-tack-toe (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of tic-tac-toe.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does

Similar
ticktacktoeticktacktootic-tac-toetit-tat-toenoughts and crosses
Broader
board game
Also see
noughts and crossestic-tac-toe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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