overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

gamebook.

A book of games.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A book of games.

  2. A book containing an interactive story which unfolds as the reader makes decisions and follows links between numbered pages.

    Some gamebooks have outcomes that are determined by chance, as with the rolling of dice.
  3. A written record of the game that has been shot in a certain area (date, hunter, species, etc.).

    UK
Where this word comes from

From game + book.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

gamebook has 8 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

gamebook studiogamebook workshello, gamebook

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.