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Is CHECKMATE a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list CHECKMATE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 24 | 9 |
What does CHECKMATE mean?
- nouncomplete victory
- nouna chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
- verbplace an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for CHECKMATE
Add a letter to make a new word: CHECKMATED, CHECKMATES.
Words inside CHECKMATE
- THE6
- THEM9
- MAKE10
- TAKE8
- EACH9
- TEAM6
- CAME8
- CHECK16
- MEET6
- ACT5
- MATCH12
- HATE7
- MET5
- EAT3
- CATCH12
- HEAT7
- CAT5
- TEACH10
- TEA3
- THEME10
- CHAT9
- MATE6
- MEAT6
- CAKE10
- HAT6
- MATH9
- MAC7
- ATE3
- CHEAT10
- HAM8
- CAM7
- ACE5
- CHEEK14
- HACK13
- HECK13
- THEE7
- MAT5
- TEE3
- MACK12
- META6
- CACHE12
- METH9
- KAT7
- TAME6
- MAE5
- TAE3
- MECCA11
- TACK10
- ACHE9
- ETA3
- MEEK10
- MACE8
- TAM5
- MACHETE14
- MACH11
- AHEM9
- HEM8
- ETH6
- CATE6
- HAE6
- HET6
- CEE5
- ACME8
- HAKEEM15
- ETCH9
- TEAK8
- CHAM11
- EKE7
- HEME9
- KEA7
- KETCH14
- CACHET13
- MACHE12
- HAKE11
- METE6
- EME5
- KHAT11
- KAME10
- HAME9
- TACH9
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up CHECKMATE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is CHECKMATE a Scrabble word?
CHECKMATE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is CHECKMATE worth?
CHECKMATE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does CHECKMATE mean?
Complete victory.