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tick-tat-toe

tick-tat-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-tat-toe

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

Words near tick-tat-toe in the dictionary

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

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