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Chokes

c 3h 4o 1k 5e 1s 1

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of choke

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

What does chokes mean?

noun

  1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

    Synonymschoke coilchoking coil

  2. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

verb

  1. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

    “She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband”

  2. be too tight; rub or press

    “This neckband is choking the cat”

    Synonymsgagfret

  3. wring the neck of

    “The man choked his opponent”

    Synonymsscrag

  4. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

    Synonymsstrangle

  5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

    “he swallowed a fishbone and gagged”

    Synonymsgagstranglesuffocate

  6. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation

    “The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience”

Definitions shown for choke, the base form of chokes.

Is CHOKES 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 CHOKES worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
c 3h 4o 1k 5e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
c 4h 3o 1k 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
c 4h 4o 1k 5e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
c 3h 3o 1k 6e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in CHOKES

Words that end like CHOKES

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

smokesjokesspokesstokescokespokesstrokesyokesinvokesprovokeskeystrokesevokesrevokesartichokes
All words ending in -OKES

Chokes: quick answers

Is CHOKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHOKES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHOKES worth?
CHOKES scores 15 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does chokes mean?
chokes is the plural and third-person singular form of choke, which means “a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CHOKES?
You can make 60 shorter words from CHOKES, such as CHOKE, HECKS, HOCKS, SHOCK. See the full list.