pachinko

Noun

a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.

Verb

To tumble down through a series of obstacles.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese パチンコ (pachinko), from ぱちん (pachin, onomatopoeic sound of the machines) + こ (ko, diminutive). Compare etymology of gacha, from Japanese ガシャポン.

Scrabble Score: 19

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

Words With Friends Score: 21

pachinko is a valid Words With Friends word