checkmate
NOUNVERB
/ʧɛk,meɪt/
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
checkmate is a valid 9-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3H4E1C3K5M3A1T1E1
3 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING
What does checkmate mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Complete victory.
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game.
“Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves”
SYNONYMS
BROADER