castle: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of castle
noun
A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.
An instance of castling.
- informal
A rook; a chess piece shaped like a castle tower.
A defense structure in shogi formed by defensive pieces surrounding the king.
Listed forms: castles.
Source: Wiktionary — castle.
verb
- transitive
To house or keep in a castle.
- figuratively, transitive
To protect or separate in a similar way.
- intransitive, usually
To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
- intransitive, usually
To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
Listed forms: castles, castling, castled.
Source: Wiktionary — castle.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for castle.
noun
a large and stately mansion
noun
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
noun
interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is castle in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of castle
C(3) + A(1) + S(1) + T(1) + L(1) + E(1) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of castle
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from castle
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