Chess

5 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A strategic board game played between two players with 16 pieces each.

“They spent the afternoon playing chess in the park.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ʧɛs/

Related Words

Synonyms

board game

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

CH start with double S ending pattern.

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points; double S useful for extensions.

Words Related to Chess

Words one letter different

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chass chefs chese chest chews cress ghess

Words you can make from Chess

Shorter words formed from the letters in “chess”.

cess

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