Chesses
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of chess: instances of the weedy annual grass native to Europe that commonly invades cereal crops such as wheat.
“The farmer struggled to control the spread of chesses throughout his wheat field.”
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Syllables
chess·es
Word Game Tips
Wordle
Contains CH and ends in double S then -ES, the two S tiles make it an unusual Wordle pattern
Scrabble
Worth 14 points, holding two S tiles is a useful rack situation and the -ES ending extends board options
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