1. to scratch or claw frantically with the hands or feet
2. to struggle or scramble awkwardly

1. a word game played with lettered tiles on a board
Usage: trademark
2. an act of scratching or clawing

Examples

• The cat began to scrabble at the door with its claws.
• She had to scrabble up the rocky slope to reach the top.
• We played Scrabble after dinner last night.
• He made a desperate scrabble for the rope as he fell.
• The dog continued to scrabble in the dirt looking for its bone.
• They spent hours scrabbling through old documents.
• My grandmother always wins at Scrabble because of her vast vocabulary.