cheat

NOUNVERB /tʃit/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH C

cheat is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3H4E1A1T1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does cheat mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

Weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat.

2

Weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous.

3
4

The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
5

A deception for profit to yourself.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
VERB · 4 SENSES
1

Engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud.

SYNONYMS
2

Deprive somebody of something by deceit.

“we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme”

3

Defeat someone through trickery or deceit.

RELATED
4

Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage.

“She cheats on her husband”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of cheat

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