verbarium UK /ˌvɜːˈbɛəɹi.əm/US /ˌvɝˈbɛɹi.əm/ noun1 •(old-fashioned) A word game in which the players are given a set of letters and must form as many words as possible from subsets of those letters.We have played Verbarium with great pleasure, dividing the company into two sections or sides. — 1889