jackstraws meaning

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jackstraws (noun): a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others.

Definition of jackstraws

  1. a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others

    Synonyms: spillikins

    Type of: child's game

Scrabble score: 26 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with JA · words ending in WS · 10-letter words

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