Definition of checkmates

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• checkmates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 23
• checkmates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 23
• checkmates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 25

Definition of checkmates

• a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. mate
• place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game (verb)

  Examples

  1. Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves

  Synonyms

  1. mate
• complete victory (noun)

See definition of checkmates in Merriam Webster