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Chess

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About 1 syllable

noun · 5 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does chess mean?

noun

  1. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

    Synonymscheatbromus secalinus

  2. a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

    Synonymschess game

Is CHESS 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) Yes

CHESS is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is CHESS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
c 3h 4e 1s 1s 1

Words With Friends

10 pts
c 4h 3e 1s 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
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NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in CHESS

Anagrams 1

sechs

Words that end like CHESS

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

presslessmessblessdressstressaccessexcessunlessaddressexpressprocesssuccessuselessbusinessharmlessprogresspointlessregardlessmeaninglessneverthelessassessobsessconfess
All words ending in -ESS

Chess: quick answers

Is CHESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHESS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHESS worth?
CHESS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does chess mean?
As a noun, chess means “weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CHESS?
You can make 17 shorter words from CHESS, such as SECH, CHE, ECH, CH. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CHESS?
CHESS rearranges into SECHS.