arcade

Meanings

Plural: arcades

Noun

a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side
a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
A row of arches.
A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
An establishment that runs coin-operated games.

Verb

To cover (something) as with a series of arches.

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“arc”).

Synonyms

colonnade

Scrabble Score: 9

arcade is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
arcade is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
arcade is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

arcade is a valid Words With Friends word