Antedating of "Word Game"

Wed Jan 4 03:34:55 UTC 2006

word game (OED 1910)

1899 _L.A. Times_ 30 July 22 (ProQuest)  The idea is to deal out a dozen
cards, each having some letter of the alphabet on it, to the players --
such cards as are used in word games, or may be made for the purpose.

Fred Shapiro

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