Chair
/t͡ʃɛə(ɹ)/
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:10 pts5 letters
Definition of Chair
noun
- An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
"All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair."
- The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
"My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops."
- An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.
- One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
- A distinguished professorship at a university.
verb
- To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
"Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting."
- To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
- To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
"The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod."
Anagrams of Chair
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
c3
h4
a1
i1
r1
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
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 "Chair"
Chair is a 5-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Chair" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "chair" is a medium-scoring word.