playbook meaning

UK US /ˈpleɪbʊk/ 2 syllables

playbook (noun): a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team).

playbook has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

playbook as a noun

  1. a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)

    Type of: notebook

  2. a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays
    • the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene

    Type of: book

  3. a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign
    • they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition

    Type of: scheme

How to pronounce playbook

playbook is pronounced /ˈpleɪbʊk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with PL · words ending in OK · 8-letter words

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