NOUN
  • Definition - The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
  • Definition - (by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
VERB
  • Definition - To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
  • Example - That jerk checkmated me in four moves!
  • Definition - (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
  • Example - That jerk checkmated me in four moves!
Words in your word
10 Letter Words
checkmates 23
9 Letter Words
checkmate 22
8 Letter Words
machetes 15 seecatch 15
7 Letter Words
hackees 16 hakeems 16 ketches 16 cachets 14 catches 14 machete 14 matches 14 escheat 12 teaches 12
6 Letter Words
checks 17 cheeks 15 haceks 15 hackee 15 hakeem 15 samekh 15 sketch 15 thacks 15 caches 13 cachet 13 maches 13 sachem 13 samech 13 schema 13 scheme 13 ackees 12 casket 12 meccas 12 chaste 11 cheats 11 etches 11 sachet 11 scathe 11 taches 11 thecae 11 themes 11
5 Letter Words
check 16 cheek 14 hacek 14 hacks 14 hecks 14 ketch 14 shack 14 thack 14 macks 13 smack 13 cache 12 catch 12 chams 12 chasm 12 chems 12 hakes 12 khats 12 khets 12 mache 12 machs 12 match 12 mechs 12 shake 12 ackee 11 cakes 11 kames 11 makes 11 mecca 11 samek 11 smeek 11 stack 11 tacks 11 aches 10 chase 10 chats 10 cheat 10 chest 10 eches 10 haems 10 hames 10 hemes 10 maths 10 meths 10 shame 10 tache 10 tachs 10 teach 10 techs 10 theca 10 theme 10
4 Letter Words
hack 13 heck 13 mack 12 cham 11 chem 11 hake 11 khat 11 khet 11 mach 11 mech 11 cake 10 cask 10 kame 10 make 10 mask 10 meek 10 sack 10 tack 10 ache 9 ahem 9 cash 9 chat 9 each 9 eche 9 echt 9 etch 9 haem 9 hame 9 hams 9 heme 9 hems 9 mash 9 math 9 mesh 9 meth 9 sham 9 tach 9 tech 9 them 9 acme 8 akee 8 came 8 cams 8 ceca 8 ekes 8 kaes 8 kats 8 keas 8 keet 8 keta 8
3 Letter Words
ham 8 hem 8 meh 8 ask 7 cam 7 eek 7 eke 7 kae 7 kas 7 kat 7 kea 7 mac 7 ska 7 tsk 7 ahs 6 ash 6 eth 6 hae 6 has 6 hat 6 hes 6 het 6 sha 6 she 6 the 6 ace 5 act 5 cat 5 cee 5 eme 5 ems 5 mae 5 mas 5 mat 5 mes 5 met 5 sac 5 sec 5 tam 5 tec 5 ate 3 eat 3 est 3 eta 3 sae 3 sat 3 sea 3 see 3 set 3 tae 3
2 Letter Words
hm 7 ka 6 ah 5 eh 5 ha 5 he 5 sh 5 am 4 em 4 ma 4 me 4 ae 2 as 2 at 2 es 2 et 2 ta 2 te 2
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