A game played with pencil and paper where the players try to get three X’s or three O’s in a row:
| TICK-TACK-TOE | 532 |
| TIT-TAT-TOE | 289 |
| NR | 70 |
| TIT-TAT-TOO | 37 |
| CAT AND MOUSE | 25 |
| CAT AND RAT | 17 |
| TICK-TACK-TOO | 8 |
| JACKS | 7 |
| CAT | 6 |
| OLD CAT | 6 |
| TICK-TACK | 5 |
| X’S AND O’S | 5 |
| TICK-TACK-DOE | 4 |
| X AND O’S | 4 |
| CRISS-CROSS | 3 |
| DITTO | 3 |
| JACK | 3 |
| NOUGHTS AND CROSSES | 3 |
| ONE OLD CAT | 3 |
| “TICK-TACK-TOE, THREE IN A ROW” | 3 |
| THREE IN A ROW | 2 |
| TI-TA-TOE | 2 |
| X AND O | 2 |
| BINGO | 1 |
| BOXES | 1 |
| CROSS-OUT | 1 |
| DEAD-ALL GAME | 1 |
| DICK-DACK-DOE | 1 |
| DOODLING | 1 |
| DOTS | 1 |
| FOX | 1 |
| FOX AND GEESE | 1 |
| FOX AND GOOSE | 1 |
| HOLLYWOOD SQUARES | 1 |
| LOTTO | 1 |
| MARK | 1 |
| NOUGHT AND CROSSES | 1 |
| O’S AND X’S | 1 |
| O-X-O | 1 |
| PUZZLE | 1 |
| RAT AND CAT | 1 |
| RICK-TICK-TOE | 1 |
| SKIN THE CAT | 1 |
| TACK-TACK-TOE | 1 |
| TAT | 1 |
| TAT-TAT-TOE | 1 |
| TAT-TOE | 1 |
| THREE OLD CATS | 1 |
| “TICK-TACK-TOE, HERE I GO” | 1 |
| TICK-TAT-TOE | 1 |
| TIP-TAT-TOE | 1 |
| TIT | 1 |
| TIT-TACK-TOE | 1 |
| TIT-TAT | 1 |
| TIT-TAT-TAW | 1 |
| “TIT-TAT-TOE, THREE IN A ROW” | 1 |
| TIT-TAT-TOE-AROUND-YOU | 1 |
| TWO-EYED CAT | 1 |
| X AND AUGHT | 1 |
| X AND NAUGHT | 1 |
| X-O | 1 |
| X’S | 1 |
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