exacta
Plural: exactas
Noun
- A type of bet in horse racing predicting the first two finishers.
- a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
- A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
Examples
- Hoping for an EXACTA of triple-word and double-letter scores, she laid down her tiles strategically.
Origin / Etymology
Blend of exact + trifecta?
Blend of exact + perfecta?
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
exacta: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordexacta: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exacta: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
exacta: valid Words With Friends Word