9 Letter Words for Stalemate
stalemate
8 Letter Words for Stalemate
maleates, seatmate
7 Letter Words for Stalemate
amalett, asmalte, atelets, lametta, malates, malease, maleate, maltase, maltese, metates, mettles, saltate, seamlet, seattle, stemlet, tamales, tsatlee
6 Letter Words for Stalemate
alates, alette, amates, amelet, astate, asteam, ateles, attame, atteal, elates, estate, ettles, lamest, latest, lattes, malate, mattes, measle, meatal, mesela, meseta, metals, metate, mettle, salame, salema, saltee, samlet, sattle, sealet, settle, statal, steale, stealt, taleae, talmas, tamale, tamals, tamest, taslet, teasel, teasle, telesm
5 Letter Words for Stalemate
aetat, alate, almas, almes, amate, amlas, amlet, amsel, asale, astel, atame, atees, atlas, atlee, atmas, attal, attle, eales, easel, easle, elate, ettle, lamas, lames, latte, leams, lease, least, leats, leets, lemes, leste, malee, males, malta, malts, mates, matta, matte, meals, mease, meats, meets, melas, meles, melts, mesal, mesel, metae, metal, metas, metel, metes, salat, salem, salet, salma, salta, samel, satem, seame, selma, semel, setae, setal, slate, sleet, slete, smalt, smelt, stale, state, steal, steam, steel, steem, stela, stele, stema, steme, talas, talea, tales, talma, tamal, tamas, tames, taste, tates, teals, teams, tease, teats, teels, teems, teest, teles, temes, temse, tesla, testa, teste, tetel
4 Letter Words for Stalemate
aals, alae, alas, alee, alem, ales, alma, alme, alms, alts, amal, amas, amel, amla, asea, asem, asta, ates, atle, atma, atta, atte, eale, ease, east, eats, eels, elem, elms, else, elts, emes, etas, etat, laas, laet, lama, lame, lams, lasa, lase, last, lata, late, lats, leam, leas, leat, lees, leet, leme, lese, lest, lete, lets, lett, maas, maat, maes, mala, male, mals, malt, masa, mase, mast, mata, mate, mats, meal, meas, meat, meet, mela, mele, mels, melt, mesa, mese, mest, meta, mete, mets, sala, sale, salt, sama, same, sata, sate, seal, seam, seat, seel, seem, sele, selt, seme, seta, sett, slam, slat, slee, smee, stam, stat, stem, stet, taal, tael, tala, tale, tame, tams, tate, tats, teal, team, teas, teat, teel, teem, tees, teet, tela, tele, tels, telt, teme, tems, test, tete, tets
3 Letter Words for Stalemate
aal, aam, aas, aes, ala, ale, als, alt, ama, ame, amt, ase, asl, ast, ate, atm, att, eam, eas, eat, eel, ela, elm, els, elt, eme, ems, ese, esm, est, eta, laa, lam, las, lat, lea, lee, lem, les, let, lst, ltm, maa, mae, mal, mas, mat, mea, mee, mel, mes, met, mls, msl, mst, mts, saa, sal, sam, sat, sea, see, sel, sem, set, sla, sle, slt, sma, sml, sta, stm, taa, tal, tam, tas, tat, tea, tee, tel, tem, tes, tet, tst
Definitions for Stalemate
[1] Chess . a position of the pieces in which a player cannot move any piece except the king and cannot move the king without putting it in check.
[2] any position or situation in which no action can be taken or progress made; deadlock: Talks between union and management resulted in a stalemate.
[3] to subject to a stalemate.
[4] to bring to a standstill.
[5] to be or result in a stalemate or standoff: Negotiations stalemated when new salary demands were introduced.
[6] a chess position in which any of a player's possible moves would place his king in check: in this position the game ends in a draw
[7] a situation in which two opposing forces find that further action is impossible or futile; deadlock
[8] (tr) to subject to a stalemate
Words related to Stalemate
delay, impasse, standstill, gridlock, standoff, tie, draw, pause, check, arrest, catch-22
Words nearby Stalemate
stalagmite, stalagmites, stalagmometer, stale, stale bull, stalemate, stalin, stalin peak, stalin's purge trials, stalin, joseph, stalinabad
Origin of Stalemate
1755–65; late Middle English stale stalemate (whence Anglo-French estale ) (apparently special use of stale1) + mate2
Other words from Stalemate
un·stale·mat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Stalemate
C18: from obsolete stale , from Old French estal stall 1 + mate ²
Synonyms for Stalemate
delay, gridlock, impasse, standoff, standstill, arrest, check, draw, pause, tie, Catch-22
