checkmate
/ʧɛk,meɪt/
nounverb
9 letters2 syllables22 points in Scrabble®24 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
A chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king.
2
VERBComplete victory.
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”
WORD FORMS
Starts withC
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®22 points
Words With Friends®24 points
Double word44 points
Triple word66 points
GOOD TO KNOW
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Starts & ends withC … E
Syllablescheck · mate
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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