noughts and crosses

Noun

Meaning

a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

tic-tac-toe ticktacktoe tick-tack-toe tit-tat-toe ticktacktoo game crisscross rug rat zero cross three in a row zeroes and crosses

Hypernyms

board game

Examples

Noughts + Crosses│Official Trailer│Peacock Noughts and Crosses is coming to Peacock on September 4th. Source: Internet

Will there be more Noughts and Crosses? Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

noughth noughth week noughties noughtwithstanding noughty noule