Definitions For Chalkface

Noun

CHALKFACE (plural CHALKFACEs) (geology) A cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the w:white cliffs of dover, white cliffs of dover (education) The environment where teaching is carried out, specifically a school.

Etymology

In the education sense, it is a metaphor for coalface, after the chalk used on school blackboards, and is believed to have been coined by {{w, Ted Wragg}} for his Times Educational Supplement column.

Is Chalkface a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
23
Words with Friends
25

The word Chalkface is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

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