What it means
- (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.
- (noun) A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles.
- (noun) A play resembling the game charades, particularly due to poor acting.
- (noun) A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use. “This whole charade is absurd.”
- (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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Other 7-letter words
- abalone
- abandon
- abashed
- abashes
- abasing
- abating
- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
- abjures
- abolish
- aborted
Words starting with CHA
- chad
- chads
- chafe
- chafed
- chafes
- chaff
- chaffed
- chaffinch
- chaffinches
- chaffing
- chaffs
- chafing
- chagrin
- chagrined
- chagrining
- chagrinned
- chagrinning
- chagrins
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Words ending with ADE
Common questions
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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