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Is maul a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word maul is a Scrabble US word. The word maul is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

M3A1U1L1

Is maul a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word maul is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

M3A1U1L1

Is maul a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word maul is a Words With Friends word. The word maul is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4A1U2L2

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4-letter words (3 found)

ALUM,LUMA,MAUL,

3-letter words (5 found)

ALU,AMU,LAM,LUM,MAL,

2-letter words (6 found)

AL,AM,LA,MA,MU,UM,

You can make 14 words from maul according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of maul

maul amul mual umal auml uaml malu amlu mlau lmau almu lamu mula umla mlua lmua ulma luma aulm ualm alum laum ulam luam

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Definitions and meaning of maul

maul

Etymology

From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔːl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːl
  • Homophone: mall (one pronunciation)
  • Homophone: moll (some accents)

Noun

maul (plural mauls)

  1. A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
  2. (rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.

Synonyms

  • (weapon): club, mace

Hyponyms

  • (long-handled hammer): post maul, spike maul, splitting maul
  • (rugby): rolling maul

Translations

See also

  • ruck
  • scrum

Verb

maul (third-person singular simple present mauls, present participle mauling, simple past and past participle mauled)

  1. To handle someone or something in a rough way.
  2. To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
  3. (figuratively) To criticise harshly.
  4. (transitive) To beat with a maul.

Translations

Related terms

  • mall
  • mallet

References

  • “maul”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “maul”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Lamu, alum, luma, malu, mula

Cimbrian

Noun

maul n

  1. mouth

References

  • Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Estonian

Noun

maul

  1. adessive singular of magu

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

maul

  1. imperative of maule

Source: wiktionary.org