Chamber
/ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)/
noun
- A room or set of rooms, particularly:
- A chamberpot.
- The legislature or division of the legislature itself.
"The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber."
- Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room.
"A canal lock chamber; a furnace chamber; a test chamber"
- An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
verb
- To enclose in a room.
"She had chambered herself in her room, and wouldn't come out."
- To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
- To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.
"The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge."
- To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.
"The rifle was originally chambered for 9mm, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber."
- In martial arts, to prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.
"Bob chambered his fist for a blow, but Sheila struck first."
Total: 16 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Chamber"
Chamber is a 7-letter word that scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "chamber" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Chamber" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "chamber" is a high-scoring word.