Letterbag

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A container or pouch used to hold and organize individual alphabet characters or tiles for word games and educational purposes
2. A storage bag specifically designed to keep a collection of letters or lettered objects together for easy access during play or study
3. An accessory utilized to gather and carry loose letter pieces, often employed in language activities or board games involving word formation

Etymology: A letterbag is a plain compound: "letter" joined to "bag," a name that says exactly what the thing holds. The first element came into English through Old French "lettre" from Latin "littera," which meant a single written character before it came to mean a written message, the sense that makes a letterbag useful. "Bag" is older in English and less certain in origin. It is attested in Middle English, and it may have come from a Scandinavian source, though the exact link is unclear.

Synonyms: letter set, letter tiles, letter container