stalemate

1. A drawing position in chess in which the king, although not in check, can move only into check and no other piece can move.

2. A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock.

3. A drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play.

4. A drawn contest .

5. The state of being .

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1. To bring into a stalemate.

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1. To bring into a stalemate.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
stalemate	11	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ae	2
al	2
am	4
as	2
at	2
el	2
em	4
es	2
et	2
la	2
ma	4
me	4
ta	2
te	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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aas	3
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alt	3
ama	5
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att	3
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sae	3
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sel	3
set	3
tae	3
tam	5
tas	3
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tea	3
tee	3
tel	3
tes	3
tet	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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alma	6
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tela	4
tele	4
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test	4
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alate	5
almas	7
almes	7
atlas	5
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easel	5
elate	5
lamas	7
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latte	5
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slate	5
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tamal	7
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tease	5
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teels	5
teems	7
telae	5
teles	5
tesla	5
testa	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alates	6
elates	6
estate	6
lamest	8
latest	6
lattes	6
malate	8
mattes	8
measle	8
meatal	8
metals	8
metate	8
mettle	8
samlet	8
settle	6
statal	6
stelae	6
tamale	8
tamals	8
tamest	8
teasel	6
testae	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
malates	9
maleate	9
maltase	9
metates	9
mettles	9
tamales	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
maleates	10
seatmate	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
stalemate	11