155 words come out when you unscramble CHECKMATE, starting with CHECKMATE itself: 22 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CHECK and CHACK lead with 16 points. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from CHECKMATE split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 6 with 6, 26 with 5, 60 with 4, 43 with 3 and 18 with 2. None has 8 letters.
MACHETE is the only one of the 7-letter words made with CHECKMATE letters; it scores 14 points.
CHACK and CHECK share the top score of 16 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CHECKMATE. MATCH, THEME and CATCH are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words from CHECKMATE, HACK and HECK tie for first at 13 points. MAKE, EACH and TAKE are everyday picks.
This word has the length of CHECKMATE, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with CH · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
What CHECKMATE means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CHECKMATE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHECKMATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 155) | 121 | 155 | 110 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CHACK, CHEKA, KEECH, CACK, CHACE, MECK, THEEK, EATCHE, KEEMA, MEATHE, HEAME, MEATH and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CHEM, MECH, ACK, CATH, ECHT, TECH, KETA, MEH, EEK, TEC and TE, 11 in all.
These 2 words take every letter of CHECKMATE plus a single extra one.