Is CHESS a word?
CHESS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 12 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, CHESS is a valid word.
What does chess mean?
noun: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
CHESS: word details
- Pronunciation: CHEHS (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so CHESS works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of chess
Shorter words inside chess
Words you can make from the letters of chess.
Frequently asked questions
What does CHESS mean?
CHESS is a noun. It means: weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat.
Is CHESS a valid word?
Yes, CHESS is a valid word. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.