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Definition checkmate

Etymology

From Middle English chekmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Arabic ????? ?????‎ (š?hu m?ta), from Persian ??? ???‎ (šâh mât, “the king [is] amazed”).

Interjection

checkmate

  1. (chess) Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.

Noun

checkmate (plural checkmates)

  1. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

Verb

checkmate (third-person singular simple present checkmates, present participle checkmating, simple past and past participle checkmated)

  1. (transitive, chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.

Results 120 Words with the letters CHECKMATE

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10 letter words with the letters CHECKMATE 
9 letter words with the letters CHECKMATE 
7 letter words with the letters CHECKMATE 
6 letter words with the letters CHECKMATE 
CACHET 14
HACKEE 15
HAKEEM 15
THECAE 11
5 letter words with the letters CHECKMATE 
ACKEE 12
CACHE 13
CATCH 13
CHEAT 10
CHECK 17
CHEEK 14
HACEK 14
KETCH 14
MACHE 13
MATCH 13
MECCA 14
TACHE 10
TEACH 10
THACK 14
THECA 10
THEME 10
4 letter words with the letters CHECKMATE 
ACHE 9
ACME 10
AHEM 9
AKEE 8
CAKE 11
CAME 10
CATE 7
CECA 10
CETE 7
CHAM 12
CHAT 9
EACH 9
EATH 6
ECHE 9
ECHT 9
ETCH 9
HACK 13
HAEM 9
HAET 6
HAKE 10
HAME 9
HATE 6
HEAT 6
HECK 13
HEME 9
KAME 11
KEET 8
KHAT 10
KHET 10
MACE 10
MACH 12
MACK 14
MAKE 11
MATE 7
MATH 9
MEAT 7
MEEK 11
MEET 7
META 7
METE 7
METH 9
TACE 7
TACH 9
TACK 11
TAKE 8
TAME 7
TEAK 8
TEAM 7
TECH 9
TEEM 7
THAE 6
THEE 6
THEM 9
3 letter words with the letters CHECKMATE 
ACE 6
ACT 6
ATE 3
CAM 9
CAT 6
CEE 6
EAT 3
EEK 7
EKE 7
EME 6
ETA 3
ETH 5
HAE 5
HAM 8
HAT 5
HEM 8
HET 5
KAE 7
KAT 7
KEA 7
MAC 9
MAE 6
MAT 6
MET 6
TAE 3
TAM 6
TEA 3
TEE 3
THE 5
2 letter words with the letters CHECKMATE 
AE 2
AH 4
AM 5
AT 2
EH 4
EM 5
ET 2
HA 4
HE 4
HM 7
KA 6
MA 5
ME 5
TA 2

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