fide
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
/ˈfiːdeɪ/
Definition of fide
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
name
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The International Chess Federation.
““You're pretty good at this game,” Lee said.¶ “Got an Elo rating over twenty-six hundred.”¶ “Elo? What's that?”¶ “The FIDE uses it to rank players.”¶ “FIDE?”¶ “Fédération Internationale des Échecs,” Cam said, speaking in an exaggerated French accent.”
“A necessary condition for a game to be rated by FIDE is that it shall be played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French FIDE, from French Fédération Internationale des Échecs (“International Chess Federation”).
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