Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wargaming

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: wargam-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The playing of war games.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of wargame

Example Sentences

"DARKON The Darkon Wargaming Club, a “full-contact medieval fantasy wargaming group” based in the Washington-Baltimore area, profiled in a documentary by Luke Meyer and Andrew Neel ."

Etymology

From war + gaming.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wargame

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does wargaming mean?: The playing of war games.
Where does wargaming come from?: From war + gaming.

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