number games
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A numbers game: the use of inappropriate statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading).
noun
Example Sentences
- "This sounds like we are playing number games, and I wonder if 20000 megawatts is a realistic guess."
- "To many of their compatriots, politicians seem an innately frivolous breed. […] When they have to retire backstage, they spend their time playing number games, plotting new combinations, making and unmaking coalitions."
- ""In other words, they were playing number games with an author so they didn't look bad to their investors. They do it a lot.""
- "Like several other northeastern states, New York has also legalized various forms of lottery and number games."
- "The functional argument also encompasses the "victimless crime" issue: prostitution, narcotics, and number games are illegal, yet they flourish and are indeed eagerly sought out by everyday citizens."