Definition of castle

"castle" in the noun sense

1. palace, castle

a large and stately mansion

2. castle

a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

3. castle, rook

chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

4. castle, castling

interchanging the positions of the king and a rook

"castle" in the verb sense

1. castle

move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king

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Quotations for castle

My house is my castle. [ Proverb ]

A man's house is his castle. [ Proverb ]

A coalheaver's house is his castle.

The strongest castle, tower, and town,
The golden bullet beats it down. [ Shakespeare ]

I have a good bow, but it's in the castle. [ Proverb ]

Against God's wrath no castle is thunder-proof. [ Proverb ]

A fair wife and a frontier castle breed quarrels. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

It is easy to keep a castle that was never assaulted. [ Proverb ]

An ass loaded with gold, climbs to the top of a castle. [ Proverb ]

The mistletoe hung in the castle hall. The holly branch shone on the old oak wall. [ Thos. Haynes Bayly ]

Happiness is always the inaccessible castle which sinks in ruin when we set foot on it. [ Arsene Houssaye ]

The castle which Conservatism is set to defend is the actual state of things, good and bad. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

It is a revered thing to see an ancient castle not in decay; how much more to behold an ancient family which have stood against the waves and weathers of time! [ Bacon ]

castle in Scrabble®

The word castle is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters castle:

CASTLE
(33)
CLEATS
(33)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word castle

CASTLE
(33)
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(28)
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(27)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In castle

CASTLE
(33)
CLEATS
(33)
SCALE
(30)
CLAST
(30)
CASTE
(30)
TALCS
(30)
CLEAT
(30)
CLEATS
(28)
CASTLE
(28)
TALC
(27)
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(27)
CATS
(27)
CLEATS
(27)
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(27)
CAST
(27)
CLEATS
(27)
CELT
(27)
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(27)
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(27)
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(27)
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(27)
CASE
(27)
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(27)
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(27)
CASTE
(26)
CLAST
(26)
CLEAT
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(24)
CASTE
(24)
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CASTLE
(24)
LACES
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
TALCS
(24)
TALCS
(24)
TALCS
(24)
CLAST
(24)
CLEAT
(24)
CLEATS
(22)
CASTLE
(22)
CASTLE
(22)
CLEATS
(22)
TALCS
(21)
LACES
(21)
ACTS
(21)
SECT
(21)
CELT
(21)
CASE
(21)
SECT
(21)
LACES
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
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(21)
SCALE
(21)
LACE
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
ACTS
(21)
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(21)
CASTE
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
SCAT
(21)
ACES
(21)
CLEAT
(21)
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(21)
TALC
(21)
CATS
(21)
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(21)
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(21)
SCAT
(21)
CASTE
(21)
TALCS
(21)
ACES
(21)
CASTE
(20)
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(20)
CLEATS
(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
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(20)
CLAST
(20)
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(20)
CLEAT
(20)
CAST
(18)
STALE
(18)
TALC
(18)
CAST
(18)
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(18)
SETAL
(18)
CELT
(18)
CELT
(18)
SETAL
(18)
SETAL
(18)
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CELT
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STALE
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(18)
CELT
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(18)
SETAL
(18)
CLAST
(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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CASTE
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TALC
(18)
SLATE
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(18)
STEAL
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CLEAT
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STEAL
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TALC
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(18)
SLATE
(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
SECT
(18)
LACE
(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
LACE
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
TALES
(18)
ACES
(18)
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(18)
LEAST
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TEALS
(18)
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(18)
STALE
(18)
TALCS
(18)
TALCS
(18)
SECT
(18)
SCAT
(18)
SECT
(18)
SECT
(18)
LACES
(16)
CASTLE
(16)
SCALE
(16)
CASTLE
(16)
CASTLE
(16)
CLEATS
(16)
CLEAT
(16)

castle in Words With Friends™

The word castle is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters castle:

CLEATS
(60)
CASTLE
(60)
 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word castle

CASTLE
(60)
CASTLE
(54)
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(42)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In castle

CLEATS
(60)
CASTLE
(60)
CLEATS
(54)
CASTLE
(54)
SCALE
(51)
CLEAT
(51)
TALCS
(51)
CLAST
(51)
CELT
(48)
CASTE
(48)
TALC
(48)
CASE
(45)
CAST
(45)
CATS
(45)
CLEATS
(42)
CASTLE
(42)
CASTLE
(42)
CLEATS
(42)
CASTLE
(40)
CASTLE
(40)
CLEATS
(40)
CLEATS
(40)
CLAST
(39)
CLEAT
(39)
SCALE
(39)
LACES
(39)
LACE
(36)
CASTLE
(36)
CLEAT
(36)
CLEATS
(36)
CLEATS
(36)
TALCS
(36)
CLEATS
(36)
CLAST
(36)
LACES
(36)
CASTLE
(36)
CLEATS
(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(34)
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(34)
TALCS
(33)
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(33)
LACES
(33)
TALCS
(33)
SCALE
(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(32)
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(32)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
STALE
(30)
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(30)
STEAL
(30)
CLEATS
(30)
CASTE
(30)
TESLA
(30)
CLEATS
(30)
TEALS
(30)
LACE
(30)
SLATE
(30)
SETAL
(30)
LEAST
(30)
CLEATS
(28)
CLEATS
(28)
CASTLE
(28)
CASTLE
(28)
SEAL
(27)
SCAT
(27)
ACES
(27)
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(27)
SECT
(27)
LACES
(27)
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(27)
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(27)
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(27)
LACES
(27)
CATS
(27)
LAST
(27)
LATE
(27)
LETS
(27)
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(27)
LEAS
(27)
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(27)
TALCS
(27)
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(27)
CASE
(27)
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(27)
ACES
(27)
SCAT
(27)
CLEAT
(27)
ACTS
(27)
CLAST
(27)
CLEAT
(27)
CLAST
(27)
CLEAT
(27)
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(27)
TEAL
(27)
ACTS
(27)
SECT
(27)
CLEAT
(26)
CLAST
(26)
LACES
(26)
TALCS
(26)
SCALE
(26)
CASTE
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
SLATE
(24)
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(24)
CLEATS
(24)
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(24)
LEAST
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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(24)
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TALC
(24)
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(24)
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LACE
(24)
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TESLA
(24)
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(24)
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(24)
CLEATS
(22)
CLEAT
(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
CLAST
(22)
TALCS
(22)
CLAST
(22)
CLEATS
(22)
TALCS
(22)
CATS
(22)
CASTLE
(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
LACES
(22)
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(22)
CASE
(22)
SCALE
(22)
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(22)
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(22)
SECT
(21)
CATS
(21)
SALT
(21)

Words containing the sequence castle

Words that start with castle (3 words)

Words with castle in them (3 words)

Words that end with castle (3 words)

Word Growth involving castle

Shorter words in castle

as cast

Longer words containing castle

cardcastle cardcastles

castled

castles cardcastles

castles sandcastles

sandcastle sandcastles