CHARADES

8 letters 14 Scrabble points

Definition of CHARADES

noun

  1. A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.

  2. A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.

    Synonyms: acted charade dumb charade

  3. A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.

Related words: acted charade dumb charade farce sham
noun

  1. A game in which each player acts out a word or phrase, usually based on puns of each syllable and without speaking, for the others to guess.

Related words: acting charades dumb charades

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters C H A R A D E S
Length 8 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

Anagrams of CHARADES

Words that use the same letters:

HARDCASE