Definition of stalemate

"stalemate" in the noun sense

1. deadlock, dead end, impasse, stalemate, standstill

a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible

"reached an impasse on the negotiations"

2. stalemate

drawing position in chess: any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check

"stalemate" in the verb sense

1. stalemate

subject to a stalemate

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stalemate in Scrabble®

The word stalemate 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters stalemate:

STALEMATE
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

maleate, mettles, saltate, tamales

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word stalemate

STALEMATE
(126)
STALEMATE
(108)
STALEMATE
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STALEMATE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In stalemate

STALEMATE
(126)
STALEMATE
(108)
MALEATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
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TAMALES
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(84)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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SALTATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(76 = 26 + 50)
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TAMALES
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MALEATE
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STALEMATE
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STALEMATE
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(44)
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(44)
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(44)
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(39)
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(36)
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(34)
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stalemate in Words With Friends™

The word stalemate 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: 13

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

STALEMATE
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

maleate, mettles, saltate, tamales

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word stalemate

STALEMATE
(225)
STALEMATE
(126)
STALEMATE
(102)
STALEMATE
(69)
STALEMATE
(57)
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(56)
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(56)
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(56)
STALEMATE
(52)
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(52)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
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(51)
STALEMATE
(42)
STALEMATE
(34)
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(34)
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(34)
STALEMATE
(34)
STALEMATE
(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
STALEMATE
(28)
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(28)
STALEMATE
(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(26)
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(23)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(18)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In stalemate

STALEMATE
(225)
STALEMATE
(126)
MALEATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
STALEMATE
(102)
TAMALES
(98 = 63 + 35)
METTLES
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(92 = 57 + 35)
MALEATE
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TAMALES
(86 = 51 + 35)
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(80 = 45 + 35)
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STALEMATE
(69)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(66)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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Words containing the sequence stalemate

Words that start with stalemate (3 words)

Words with stalemate in them (1 word)

Words that end with stalemate (1 word)

Word Growth involving stalemate

Shorter words in stalemate

em

at ate mate

at mat mate

ma mat mate

ale tale stale

ta tale stale

Longer words containing stalemate

stalemated

stalemates