Chateau

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A large and imposing country house or castle, especially one found in France.

“They spent a week at a vineyard chateau in Bordeaux, sampling the estate wines each evening.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈʃætəʊ/

Syllables

cha·teau

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Synonyms

castle manor estatestately home

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Wordle

French loanword with the unusual -EAU ending. CH opener and the three vowels make it distinctive.

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Scrabble

The -EAU cluster is rare in Scrabble. Valid in British dictionaries. Hooks to CHATEAUX (plural).

Words Related to Chateau

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “chateau” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

chapeau

Words you can make from Chateau

Shorter words formed from the letters in “chateau”.

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