checkmate


Meanings

  • complete victory
  • a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
  • place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game;
    • "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

Synonyms


Scrabble Score: 22

checkmate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

checkmate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

checkmate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 24

checkmate is a valid Words With Friends word