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tick-tack-toe

tick-tack-toe is the alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe.

Meaning of tic-tac-toe

Noun

tic-tac-toe (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Questions about tick-tack-toe

What is tick-tack-toe the alternative spelling of?
Tick-tack-toe is the alternative spelling of tic-tac-toe.

Words near tick-tack-toe in the dictionary

  1. tick-borne
  2. tick-borne encephalitis
  3. tick-induced meat allergy
  4. tick-off
  5. tick-tack
  6. tick-tack-toe
  7. tick-tacks
  8. tick-tat-toe
  9. tick-tock
  10. tick-tock biological clock
  11. tick-tock model

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