Goto

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

A programming statement that transfers control to another part of a program. Also used informally to mean a reliable choice.

“Pizza is my goto meal when I'm too tired to cook.”

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Double O pattern with common starting letter G.

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Worth 5 points, good for parallel plays.

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