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Showing words for STALEMATE using the English dictionary

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