What does CHAIR mean?

Pronunciation
/tʃɛr/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a seat for one person, with a support for the back“he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down”
  2. the position of professor“he was awarded an endowed chair in economics”
  3. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization“address your remarks to the chairperson”
  4. an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person“the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair”
  5. a particular seat in an orchestra“he is second chair violin”

verb

  1. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university“She chaired the department for many years”
  2. preside over“John moderated the discussion”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

chairs11chaired13chairing14

Anagrams of CHAIR

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside CHAIR

18 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

arch9 char9chia9hair7 rich9 air3 arc5 car5 chi8 hic8ich8rah6ria3ah5ai2 ar2 ha5hi5

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Questions

Is CHAIR a valid word in word games?

CHAIR is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is CHAIR worth?

CHAIR is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from CHAIR?

18 other words, including CAR, AIR, HAIR and HI.