chequer

Plural: chequers

Noun

one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only).

Verb

Verb Forms: chequered, chequering, chequers

To mark with a pattern of squares; to diversify.
mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on
variegate with different colors, shades, or patterns
Alternative spelling of checker.

Examples

He tried to CHEQUER the board with his tiles, blocking his opponent’s access.

Origin / Etymology

See checker.
(fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”

Synonyms

check, checker

Scrabble Score: 21

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

Words With Friends Score: 22

chequer: valid Words With Friends Word