castling
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Is castling a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
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- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of castling?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) An abortion, or a premature birth.Examples: "1646: Wherein notwithstanding, we should rather rely upon the urine in a castling’s bladder — Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Book II, ch 5"obsolete
2. (obsolete) The second or third swarm of bees which leaves a hive in a season.obsolete
noun (English)
1. (chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.Examples: "Castling is prevented temporarily: […] If there is any piece between the king and the rook with which castling is to be effected."uncountableusually
2. (shogi) The act of constructing a defense structure in Japanese chess in which the king (玉) is positioned in a certain way so that it is protected by pawns (歩) and silver general(s) (銀) and/or gold general(s) (金) often with an additional knight (桂) and lance (香車).uncountableusually
Definition source: Wiktionary