playoff
A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
Noun 4 meanings
A final game in a series needed to break a tie.
A short series of games to select a league champion.
A short series of games to select the last team to be promoted (to elevate to a higher league).
A short piece of underscore played during a scene transition in a stage musical, usually reprising a song from the preceding scene.
Etymology
Deverbal from play off; by surface analysis, play + -off.
PLAYOFF at a glance
PLAYOFF has 7 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (P 3 + L 1 + A 1 + Y 4 + O 1 + F 4 + F 4) and 19 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,727 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with playoff
All rhymes- RUNOFF12
- KICKOFF23
- TAKEOFF17
- PAYOFF17
- CUTOFF14
- SPINOFF15
- STANDOFF15
- GOFF11
- LAYOFF15
- SCOFF13
- LEADOFF14
- LIFTOFF16
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