Unscramble checkmates

264 words come out when you unscramble CHECKMATES, starting with CHECKMATES itself: 23 in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends. It has 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.

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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.

Possible Words From checkmates

Counting the words from CHECKMATES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 2 with 8, 13 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 22 with 2.

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Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.

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10 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

9 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

Just 1 of the 9-letter words in CHECKMATES: CHECKMATE, for 22 points.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

Every one of the 2 8-letter words made with CHECKMATES letters scores 15.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

SCHMECK tops the 7-letter words from CHECKMATES at 20 points; next come HACKEES and HAKEEMS on 16. MATCHES, TEACHES and CATCHES will look familiar.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CHECKMATES, CHACKS and CHECKS tie for first at 17 points. SCHEME, CHEATS and THEMES are everyday picks.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

4 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

3 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

ACK, KAM and MAK share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words made with CHECKMATES letters. HAS, ACT and ASK are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with checkmates

Among the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble CHECKMATES, CH and HM tie for first at 7 points. AT, AS and HE are everyday picks.

Neighbor Words of CHECKMATES

Trade one tile of CHECKMATES for another and you can spell these 2 words:

More 10-letter words: starting with CH · ending in ES · all 10-letter words

Definitions for the Top CHECKMATES Plays

What CHECKMATES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

CHECKMATES 23 · 25
to attack a chess king in a way that cannot be countered
CHECKMATE 22 · 24
to attack a chess king in a way that cannot be countered
CHECKS 17 · 18
to inspect
CHECK 16 · 17
to inspect
HACKEES 16 · 16
a chipmunk
HAKEEMS 16 · 16
a Muslim physician
KETCHES 16 · 16
a sailing vessel
CHEEKS 15 · 15
to speak impudently to

Can You Play CHECKMATES in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept CHECKMATES, and the Words With Friends list has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
CHECKMATES itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 264)197264184

* NWL2023 (US), Collins CSW24 (UK); the Words With Friends list changes.

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 67 of them: SCHMECK, CHACKS, CHACK, KHEEMAS, CHEKAS, KHEEMA, CHEKA, KEECH, SHMEK, CACKS, CHACES, MECKS and 55 more. Words With Friends* skips 13 of them: CHEMS, MECHS, CHEM, MECH, CATHS, ACK, CATH, MEH, MES, TEC, ATS, EST and 1 more.

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