Definitions for charades

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charades cha·rade

Spelling: [shuh-reyd; especially British shuh- Charades is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 322 anagrams from letters in charades (aacdehrs).

Definitions for charades

noun

1. charades, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.
2. a word or phrase acted out in this game.
3. a blatant pretense or deception, especially something so full of pretense as to be a travesty.

Origin of charades

1770-80; French Provençal charrad(o) entertainment, equivalent to charr(á) to chat, chatter (from imitative root) + -ado -ade¹

Examples for charades

At Mrs. Maskleyn's they are mad for charades and theatricals.

And the round games, and the charades, and the family posts!

But do you, my dear, gather part of your friends about you and arrange the charades.

You would drive the whole Sorbonne mad with your charades and fancies!

Hers was “a culture of silences, reticences, charades and circumlocutions.”

Only all the family, including the father, joined in charades and games at evening.

Oh, dear, what a rage they had at one time for charades—do you remember?

"I protest I have no head for charades," said Count Victor, with a gesture of bewilderment.

Just a few episodes before we were laughing and playing charades, and now I have to knock her out.

"We've put your name down for the charades Society," she said briefly.