Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selfmate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: self-mate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chess problem in which the white player, moving first, must force the black player to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves.

Etymology

From self- + mate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Inflected Forms

selfmates (plural)

Synonyms

suimate

Questions

What does selfmate mean?: A chess problem in which the white player, moving first, must force the black player to deliver checkmate within a specified number of moves.
Where does selfmate come from?: From self- + mate.

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