What does CHEAT mean?

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

Meaning

verb

  1. deprive somebody of something by deceit“The con-man beat me out of $50”
  2. defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  3. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud“Who's chiseling on the side?”
  4. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage“She cheats on her husband”

noun

  1. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
  2. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
  3. someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
  4. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme“that book is a fraud”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

cheats11cheated13

Anagrams of CHEAT

teach10 tache10theca10

Words inside CHEAT

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

ache9cate6chat9 each9 etch9hate7 heat7 tach9thae7ace5 act5 ate3cat5 eat3 eta3eth6hae6hat6 het6tae3tea3 the6ae2ah5at2 eh5et2ha5he5 ta2

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Questions

Is CHEAT a valid word in word games?

CHEAT 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 CHEAT worth?

CHEAT 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 CHEAT?

33 other words, including THE, AT, HE and EACH.