Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smothered mate

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: smoth-ered -mate
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A checkmate, delivered by a knight, in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces.

Inflected Forms

smothered mates (plural) smother mate (alternative)

Questions

What does smothered mate mean?: A checkmate, delivered by a knight, in which the mated king is unable to move because he is surrounded (or smothered) by his own pieces.

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