Maiden

/ˈmeɪdən/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Maiden

noun

  1. A girl or an unmarried young woman.
  2. A female virgin.

    "She's unmarried and still a maiden."

  3. A man with no experience of sex, especially because of deliberate abstention.
  4. A maidservant.
  5. A clothes maiden.

adjective

  1. Virgin.
  2. (of a female, human or animal) Without offspring.
  3. Like or befitting a (young, unmarried) maiden.
  4. Being a first occurrence or event.

    "After Edmund Burke's maiden speech, William Pitt the Elder said Burke had "spoken in such a manner as to stop the mouths of all Europe" and that the Commons should congratulate itself on acquiring such a member."

  5. Being an over in which no runs are scored.
Anagrams of Maiden

4 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "maiden":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "maiden" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Maiden"

Maiden is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "maiden" can be rearranged to form 4 other valid words.

Using "Maiden" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "maiden" is a low-scoring word.