Definitions for chessboards

chessboards chess·board

Spelling: [ches-bawrd, -bohrd]
IPA: /ˈtʃɛsˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd/

Chessboards is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 872 anagrams from letters in chessboards (abcdehorsss).

Definitions for chessboards

noun

  1. the board, identical with a checkerboard, used for playing chess.

Origin of chessboards

1400-50; late Middle English. See chess1, board

Examples for chessboards

It was well known that he held a key position on the chessboard of politics.

A chessboard was between them, and their attention was fixed on the game.

Of the divine frivolity of laughter he was only capable over a chessboard.

“I like him,” she said, and stepped forward toward the chessboard.

In A we use counters; in B we can employ rooks on a corner of a chessboard.

He replaced the pieces on the chessboard, and looked for the explanation of failure, but in vain.

Leo is strategic, the queen on the chessboard, the prime mover of the zodiac.

He paused and indicated the thinned-out ranks of pawns on the chessboard.

The Cuban bent his brows as if he were reflecting over a chessboard.

Perceval prays God to direct him to the Castle of the chessboard.

Word Value for chessboards
Scrable

18

Words with friends

19

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