Charade

/ʃəˈɹeɪd/ noun verb

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

What it means

  1. (noun) 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. (noun) A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.
  3. (noun) A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.
  4. (noun) A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use. “This whole charade is absurd.”
  5. (verb) To act out a charade (of); to gesture; to pretend.

Letter analysis

  • Charade contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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What does Charade mean?

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

How many letters are in Charade?

Charade has 7 letters.

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