Definition of CHECKERED

checkered

Verb

  • mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
  • variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
  • simple past and past participle of checker

Adjective Satellite

  • patterned with alternating squares of color
  • marked by changeable fortune
    • "a checkered business career"

Adj

  • Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.
  • Changeable; inconsistent; having variations or uncertainty; marked by many problems or failures.

Examples

  • That is a checkered tablecloth.

Origin / Etymology

From checker + -ed.

Scrabble Score: 21

checkered: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
checkered: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
checkered: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

checkered: valid Words With Friends Word