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checkers

/tʃˈɛkɚz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
check-ers
IPA
/tʃˈɛkɚz/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of checker

noun

A game for two players played on a chessboard; the players have 12 pieces each, and the object is to capture all the opponent’s pieces by jumping over them. Other European varieties have larger boards and more playing pieces.

Canadian usage; American usage; Uncountable

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of checker

Usage

Phrases

Chinese checkers Turkish checkers

Synonyms

draughts

Rhymes With

beckers

Questions

How do you pronounce checkers?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈɛkɚz/.
What does checkers mean?
plural of checker

How to pronounce checkers

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