Synonyms & related words for chessboard

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of chessboard. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to chessboard

Explore words related to chessboard — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include chess, checkerboard, draughtboard, pawns, chessmen, checkmated, chessman, backgammon. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does chessboard come from?

The word chessboard breaks down into 2 roots of Persian and Old English origin: chess-, from Persian shah (“king”); and -board, from Old English bord (“plank, board”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.