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goofspiel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
goof-spiel
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A card game, of interest in game theory, in which each player is given one suit of cards and makes secret bids for cards of the remaining suit, every card being worth its face value.

Uncountable

Etymology

Presumably from goof and German Spiel (“game”).

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Questions

What does goofspiel mean?
A card game, of interest in game theory, in which each player is given one suit of cards and makes secret bids for cards of the remaining suit, every card being worth its face value.
Where does goofspiel come from?
It is traced to German.

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