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Checkmating

c 3h 4e 1c 3k 5m 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Less common · present participle of checkmate

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does checkmating mean?

verb

  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”

    Synonymsmate

Definitions shown for checkmate, the base form of checkmating.

Is CHECKMATING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CHECKMATING worth?

Scrabble

25 pts
c 3h 4e 1c 3k 5m 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

29 pts
c 4h 3e 1c 4k 5m 4a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

28 pts
c 4h 4e 1c 4k 5m 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

27 pts
c 3h 3e 1c 3k 6m 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CHECKMATING

Words that end like CHECKMATING

Common words that share the ending -ATING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

translatingrelatingupdatingfrustratingreinstatingtruncatingcollatingmigratingdebatingdonatinglocatingrotatingprostratingcastratingstagnatingtailgatingcombatingcrematingdeflatingdictatinginflatingmandatingnarratingnitrating
All words ending in -ATING

Checkmating: quick answers

Is CHECKMATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHECKMATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 25 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHECKMATING worth?
CHECKMATING scores 25 points in Scrabble, 29 in Words With Friends, 28 in Wordfeud and 27 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does checkmating mean?
checkmating is the present participle of checkmate, which means “place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game”.
What words can you make with the letters in CHECKMATING?
You can make 573 shorter words from CHECKMATING, such as CHACKING, CHECKING, CHICKEN, HACKMEN. See the full list.