scrabble vs tong

scrabble

verb
  • To scrape or scratch powerfully with hands or claws. 

  • To gather hastily. 

  • To scribble. 

  • To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on. 

  • To move with difficulty by making rapid movements back and forth with the hands or paws. 

noun
  • A scramble. 

tong

verb
  • To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs. 

  • To use tongs. 

noun
  • a Chinese lineage organization responsible for managing ancestral land 

  • a Chinese secret society or gang 

  • An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. 

How often have the words scrabble and tong occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )