chester

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/
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/ˈt͡ʃɛ.stɚ/ · /ˈt͡ʃɛ.stə/

Definition of chester

37 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
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name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
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  5. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
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  33. (countable, uncountable)A placename.
  34. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable)A placename.
  35. (countable)An English habitational surname from Old English.
  36. (countable)A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

  1. (slang)A child molester.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English Chestre, from Old English Ċeaster, from ċeaster, a borrowing from Latin castrum (“camp”). Doublet of Caister and castrum. The village in Nova Scotia is likely named after the city in Pennsylvania.

Anagrams of chester

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

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