Yes, cheat is playable
...and is worth 10 points.
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"Cheat" Definition
noun
A computer application, password, or disallowed technique used to advance to a higher skill level in a computer video game.
An act of cheating; a fraud or swindle.
Botany An annual European species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) widely naturalized in temperate regions.
One who cheats; a swindler.
The act or an instance of fraudulently deceiving .
verb-intransitive
Baseball To position oneself closer to a certain area than is normal or expected: The shortstop cheated toward second base.
Informal To be sexually unfaithful: cheat on a spouse.
To act dishonestly; practice fraud.
To violate rules deliberately, as in a game: was accused of cheating at cards.
verb-transitive
To deceive by trickery; swindle: cheated customers by overcharging them for purchases.
To deprive by trickery; defraud: cheated them of their land.
To elude; escape: cheat death.
To mislead; fool: illusions that cheat the eye.
verb
To deprive of something valuable by the use of deceit or fraud.
To influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice.
To elude or thwart by or as if by outwitting .
To practice fraud or trickery.
To violate rules dishonestly .
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