chase: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of chase
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
- countable, uncountable
A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
- uncountable
A children's game where one player chases another.
- UK, countable, uncountable
A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Listed forms: chases, chace.
Source: Wiktionary — chase.
verb
- transitive
To pursue. To follow at speed.
- transitive
To pursue. To hunt.
- transitive
To pursue. To seek to attain.
Example: The team are chasing their first home win this season.
- transitive
To pursue. To persistently pursue someone as a sexual or romantic partner.
Example: He spends all his free time chasing girls.
Listed forms: chases, chasing, chased, chace.
Source: Wiktionary — chase.
noun
A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
Listed forms: chases.
Source: Wiktionary — chase.
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 chase.
noun
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
verb
go after with the intent to catch
verb
pursue someone sexually or romantically
- chase after
verb
cut a furrow into a column
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is chase in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of chase
C(3) + H(4) + A(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 10 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of chase
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from chase
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in chase. Showing up to 24, longest first.