tic-tac-toe

See also: tic tac toe and Tic Tac Toe

English

Alternative forms

The "c" in tic, tac, or both may be replaced with a "ck" or with a "t":

The phrase, or one of the above variations, may be presented without hyphens:

Noun

A completed game of tic tac toe, in which the person playing "O" has won.

tic-tac-toe (uncountable)

  1. (games) A game in which two players take turns putting circles and crosses on a 3x3 grid and try to get three of the same symbols in a line

Synonyms

  • noughts and crosses or naughts and crosses (mostly British)
  • X's and O's (English - Ireland)
  • X-e O-zees (Northern Ireland)
  • Boxin' OXen (Southern Ireland)
  • Twiddles & Bears (Norway)

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