Definition of maelstrom

"maelstrom" in the noun sense

1. whirlpool, vortex, maelstrom

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

Quotations for maelstrom

When the wandering demon of Drunkenness finds a ship adrift - no steady wind in its sails, no thoughtful pilot directing its course - he steps on board, takes the helm and steers straight for the maelstrom. [ Holmes ]

maelstrom in Scrabble®

The word maelstrom is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters maelstrom:

MAELSTROM
(126)
MAELSTROM
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

armlets, maestro, maltose, marmots, morales, mortals, slammer, stammer, stromal, tramels, trammel, trommel

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word maelstrom

MAELSTROM
(126)
MAELSTROM
(126)
MAELSTROM
(84)
MAELSTROM
(84)
MAELSTROM
(57)
MAELSTROM
(56)
MAELSTROM
(52)
MAELSTROM
(52)
MAELSTROM
(52)
MAELSTROM
(42)
MAELSTROM
(42)
MAELSTROM
(42)
MAELSTROM
(42)
MAELSTROM
(42)
MAELSTROM
(42)
MAELSTROM
(38)
MAELSTROM
(34)
MAELSTROM
(34)
MAELSTROM
(34)
MAELSTROM
(34)
MAELSTROM
(30)
MAELSTROM
(30)
MAELSTROM
(30)
MAELSTROM
(30)
MAELSTROM
(30)
MAELSTROM
(30)
MAELSTROM
(28)
MAELSTROM
(28)
MAELSTROM
(28)
MAELSTROM
(28)
MAELSTROM
(28)
MAELSTROM
(28)
MAELSTROM
(27)
MAELSTROM
(26)
MAELSTROM
(26)
MAELSTROM
(26)
MAELSTROM
(18)
MAELSTROM
(18)
MAELSTROM
(18)
MAELSTROM
(18)
MAELSTROM
(17)
MAELSTROM
(17)
MAELSTROM
(17)
MAELSTROM
(16)
MAELSTROM
(16)
MAELSTROM
(15)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In maelstrom

MAELSTROM
(126)
MAELSTROM
(126)
SLAMMER
(94 = 44 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(94 = 44 + 50)
STAMMER
(94 = 44 + 50)
MARMOTS
(94 = 44 + 50)
TROMMEL
(94 = 44 + 50)
MARMOTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
SLAMMER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SLAMMER
(92 = 42 + 50)
STAMMER
(92 = 42 + 50)
SLAMMER
(92 = 42 + 50)
STAMMER
(92 = 42 + 50)
STAMMER
(92 = 42 + 50)
MARMOTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
MARMOTS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(92 = 42 + 50)
TROMMEL
(92 = 42 + 50)
TROMMEL
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(92 = 42 + 50)
TROMMEL
(92 = 42 + 50)
MARMOTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
ARMLETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
STROMAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
STAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
STAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
STAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
STAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MALTOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMELS
(86 = 36 + 50)
STROMAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARMOTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARMOTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARMOTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARMOTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MAESTRO
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMELS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ARMLETS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MORTALS
(86 = 36 + 50)
MORTALS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MORALES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
SLAMMER
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMELS
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROMMEL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MAESTRO
(86 = 36 + 50)
MORALES
(86 = 36 + 50)
MALTOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(84 = 34 + 50)
TROMMEL
(84 = 34 + 50)
MAELSTROM
(84)
STAMMER
(84 = 34 + 50)
SLAMMER
(84 = 34 + 50)
MAELSTROM
(84)
SLAMMER
(83 = 33 + 50)
TROMMEL
(83 = 33 + 50)
STAMMER
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(83 = 33 + 50)
MARMOTS
(83 = 33 + 50)
MALTOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STROMAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MALTOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
STROMAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAMELS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MALTOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
MALTOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
MALTOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAMELS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAMELS
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAMELS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STROMAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MALTOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
MALTOSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAMELS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORTALS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STROMAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ARMLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORTALS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORTALS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORTALS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORTALS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORTALS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORTALS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
ARMLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ARMLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STROMAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
ARMLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SLAMMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
ARMLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ARMLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STAMMER
(80 = 30 + 50)
ARMLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ARMLETS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MARMOTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
STROMAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
STROMAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
STROMAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAMELS
(80 = 30 + 50)
MORALES
(80 = 30 + 50)
MAESTRO
(80 = 30 + 50)
MAESTRO
(80 = 30 + 50)
MAESTRO
(80 = 30 + 50)
MAESTRO
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(80 = 30 + 50)
TROMMEL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MAESTRO
(80 = 30 + 50)
MAESTRO
(80 = 30 + 50)
MAESTRO
(80 = 30 + 50)
TROMMEL
(78 = 28 + 50)
STAMMER
(78 = 28 + 50)
SLAMMER
(78 = 28 + 50)
MARMOTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(78 = 28 + 50)
MARMOTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRAMELS
(77 = 27 + 50)
ARMLETS
(77 = 27 + 50)
MORALES
(77 = 27 + 50)
MALTOSE
(77 = 27 + 50)
STROMAL
(77 = 27 + 50)
MAESTRO
(77 = 27 + 50)
MORTALS
(77 = 27 + 50)
TROMMEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
MALTOSE
(76 = 26 + 50)
SLAMMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
MARMOTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
MARMOTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
SLAMMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
MARMOTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
MARMOTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
MARMOTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
TROMMEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
STAMMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
STROMAL
(76 = 26 + 50)
MAESTRO
(76 = 26 + 50)
ARMLETS
(76 = 26 + 50)
TROMMEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
STAMMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
STAMMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
SLAMMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
STAMMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
TROMMEL
(76 = 26 + 50)
MORALES
(76 = 26 + 50)
SLAMMER
(76 = 26 + 50)
MORTALS
(76 = 26 + 50)
SLAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
MORTALS
(74 = 24 + 50)
MARMOTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
MORTALS
(74 = 24 + 50)
STAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
MARMOTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
MORALES
(74 = 24 + 50)
MORALES
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
MARMOTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
MARMOTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
MARMOTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
MARMOTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TROMMEL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SLAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
SLAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ARMLETS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SLAMMER
(74 = 24 + 50)

maelstrom in Words With Friends™

The word maelstrom is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters maelstrom:

MAELSTROM
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

armlets, maestro, maltose, marmots, morales, mortals, slammer, stammer, stromal, tramels, trammel, trommel

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word maelstrom

MAELSTROM
(198)
MAELSTROM
(120)
MAELSTROM
(108)
MAELSTROM
(80)
MAELSTROM
(80)
MAELSTROM
(78)
MAELSTROM
(78)
MAELSTROM
(68)
MAELSTROM
(68)
MAELSTROM
(66)
MAELSTROM
(64)
MAELSTROM
(64)
MAELSTROM
(64)
MAELSTROM
(60)
MAELSTROM
(60)
MAELSTROM
(60)
MAELSTROM
(52)
MAELSTROM
(52)
MAELSTROM
(40)
MAELSTROM
(36)
MAELSTROM
(36)
MAELSTROM
(36)
MAELSTROM
(36)
MAELSTROM
(36)
MAELSTROM
(34)
MAELSTROM
(34)
MAELSTROM
(32)
MAELSTROM
(32)
MAELSTROM
(32)
MAELSTROM
(32)
MAELSTROM
(32)
MAELSTROM
(32)
MAELSTROM
(25)
MAELSTROM
(25)
MAELSTROM
(22)
MAELSTROM
(22)
MAELSTROM
(22)
MAELSTROM
(22)
MAELSTROM
(22)
MAELSTROM
(22)
MAELSTROM
(21)
MAELSTROM
(21)
MAELSTROM
(21)
MAELSTROM
(20)
MAELSTROM
(20)
MAELSTROM
(20)
MAELSTROM
(19)
MAELSTROM
(19)
MAELSTROM
(18)
MAELSTROM
(18)
MAELSTROM
(18)
MAELSTROM
(18)
MAELSTROM
(17)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In maelstrom

MAELSTROM
(198)
MAELSTROM
(120)
TROMMEL
(113 = 78 + 35)
SLAMMER
(113 = 78 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(113 = 78 + 35)
MAELSTROM
(108)
TROMMEL
(107 = 72 + 35)
SLAMMER
(107 = 72 + 35)
TROMMEL
(107 = 72 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(107 = 72 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(107 = 72 + 35)
SLAMMER
(107 = 72 + 35)
MARMOTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
STAMMER
(104 = 69 + 35)
STAMMER
(104 = 69 + 35)
MARMOTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
STROMAL
(104 = 69 + 35)
STAMMER
(104 = 69 + 35)
MARMOTS
(104 = 69 + 35)
MALTOSE
(104 = 69 + 35)
TRAMELS
(104 = 69 + 35)
TROMMEL
(101 = 66 + 35)
SLAMMER
(101 = 66 + 35)
TROMMEL
(101 = 66 + 35)
SLAMMER
(101 = 66 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(101 = 66 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(101 = 66 + 35)
STAMMER
(98 = 63 + 35)
MARMOTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
MARMOTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
ARMLETS
(98 = 63 + 35)
MORALES
(98 = 63 + 35)
MORTALS
(98 = 63 + 35)
MARMOTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
STAMMER
(98 = 63 + 35)
TRAMELS
(98 = 63 + 35)
MAESTRO
(95 = 60 + 35)
MORTALS
(92 = 57 + 35)
MORALES
(92 = 57 + 35)
MALTOSE
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRAMELS
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRAMELS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SLAMMER
(91 = 56 + 35)
TROMMEL
(91 = 56 + 35)
SLAMMER
(91 = 56 + 35)
TROMMEL
(91 = 56 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(91 = 56 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(91 = 56 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(91 = 56 + 35)
SLAMMER
(91 = 56 + 35)
TROMMEL
(91 = 56 + 35)
SLAMMER
(89 = 54 + 35)
TROMMEL
(89 = 54 + 35)
SLAMMER
(89 = 54 + 35)
TROMMEL
(89 = 54 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(89 = 54 + 35)
MAESTRO
(89 = 54 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(89 = 54 + 35)
MARMOTS
(87 = 52 + 35)
STAMMER
(87 = 52 + 35)
STAMMER
(87 = 52 + 35)
MARMOTS
(87 = 52 + 35)
MARMOTS
(87 = 52 + 35)
STAMMER
(87 = 52 + 35)
MORTALS
(86 = 51 + 35)
ARMLETS
(86 = 51 + 35)
MARMOTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
MORALES
(86 = 51 + 35)
ARMLETS
(86 = 51 + 35)
STAMMER
(86 = 51 + 35)
SLAMMER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(83 = 48 + 35)
TROMMEL
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLAMMER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TROMMEL
(83 = 48 + 35)
TROMMEL
(83 = 48 + 35)
SLAMMER
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRAMELS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MAELSTROM
(80)
MORTALS
(80 = 45 + 35)
STROMAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRAMELS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MALTOSE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ARMLETS
(80 = 45 + 35)
STROMAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
MAELSTROM
(80)
STAMMER
(80 = 45 + 35)
ARMLETS
(80 = 45 + 35)
STROMAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
MALTOSE
(80 = 45 + 35)
STAMMER
(80 = 45 + 35)
MORALES
(80 = 45 + 35)
MARMOTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MORTALS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MARMOTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
STAMMER
(80 = 45 + 35)
MALTOSE
(80 = 45 + 35)
STROMAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
MORALES
(80 = 45 + 35)
MARMOTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
STAMMER
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRAMELS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ARMLETS
(80 = 45 + 35)
MORTALS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ARMLETS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MORTALS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(79 = 44 + 35)
STROMAL
(79 = 44 + 35)
STROMAL
(79 = 44 + 35)
MALTOSE
(79 = 44 + 35)
MORTALS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRAMELS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MALTOSE
(79 = 44 + 35)
MALTOSE
(79 = 44 + 35)
ARMLETS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MORALES
(79 = 44 + 35)
SLAMMER
(79 = 44 + 35)
MORALES
(79 = 44 + 35)
MORALES
(79 = 44 + 35)
MORTALS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TROMMEL
(79 = 44 + 35)
STROMAL
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRAMELS
(79 = 44 + 35)
ARMLETS
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRAMELS
(79 = 44 + 35)
MAELSTROM
(78)
MAELSTROM
(78)
MARMOTS
(77 = 42 + 35)
STAMMER
(77 = 42 + 35)
MAESTRO
(77 = 42 + 35)
MAESTRO
(77 = 42 + 35)
MAESTRO
(77 = 42 + 35)
MAESTRO
(75 = 40 + 35)
MAESTRO
(75 = 40 + 35)
MAESTRO
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRAMELS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORTALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ARMLETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ARMLETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ARMLETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORTALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORALES
(74 = 39 + 35)
MALTOSE
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORTALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRAMELS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORALES
(74 = 39 + 35)
STROMAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
STROMAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
MALTOSE
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORALES
(74 = 39 + 35)
STROMAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
STROMAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
STROMAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORTALS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MALTOSE
(74 = 39 + 35)
MALTOSE
(74 = 39 + 35)
MALTOSE
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRAMELS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ARMLETS
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORALES
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORALES
(74 = 39 + 35)
MORTALS
(73 = 38 + 35)
MALTOSE
(73 = 38 + 35)
STROMAL
(73 = 38 + 35)
MORALES
(73 = 38 + 35)
ARMLETS
(73 = 38 + 35)
SLAMMER
(71 = 36 + 35)
MAESTRO
(71 = 36 + 35)
SLAMMER
(71 = 36 + 35)
MAESTRO
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(71 = 36 + 35)
MAESTRO
(71 = 36 + 35)
TROMMEL
(71 = 36 + 35)
MAESTRO
(71 = 36 + 35)
TROMMEL
(71 = 36 + 35)
MAESTRO
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(71 = 36 + 35)
MAESTRO
(71 = 36 + 35)
MARMOTS
(69 = 34 + 35)
STAMMER
(69 = 34 + 35)
MAELSTROM
(68)
MAELSTROM
(68)
TROMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
TROMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
SLAMMER
(67 = 32 + 35)
SLAMMER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
SLAMMER
(67 = 32 + 35)
SLAMMER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TROMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
SLAMMER
(67 = 32 + 35)
TROMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
TROMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
TRAMMEL
(67 = 32 + 35)
MARMOT
(66)

Words within the letters of maelstrom

2 letter words in maelstrom (15 words)

8 letter words in maelstrom (4 words)

9 letter words in maelstrom (1 word)

maelstrom + 1 blank (1 word)

maelstrom + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence maelstrom

Words that start with maelstrom (2 words)

Words with maelstrom in them (1 word)

Words that end with maelstrom (1 word)

Word Growth involving maelstrom

Shorter words in maelstrom

el els

ma

Longer words containing maelstrom

maelstroms