Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

playfield

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: play-field
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A playing field.

noun

The onscreen area within which a game (especially a video game) is played.

noun

The main surface inside the machine where the ball moves and the game takes place.

Example Sentences

"The position of the playfield is here identified as lying north of this open space between it and the burn, and occupying the haugh which extended west […]"
"It has been recommended by some recreational specialists that there should be one such playfield for each 500 children of high school age."
"The game has a tilt feature — tilt Fireball and a tilt sign glows and the scoring stops. The full-sized, full-color commercial playfield even has a special friction silk-screened surface so the ball will roll and not slide."
"In this case, the playfield is more disorienting and feels more like the maze that it is."

Etymology

From play + field.

Inflected Forms

playfields (plural)

Questions

What does playfield mean?: A playing field.
Where does playfield come from?: From play + field.

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