Maiming

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Inflicting a severe injury that causes permanent disfigurement or loss of bodily function.

“The explosion resulted in the maiming of three soldiers who each lost a limb.”

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Synonyms

mutilatingcripplingdisfiguringwounding

Antonyms

healing curing

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Wordle

Contains AI and a double-I pattern, M appears twice, so check for repeated letters when guessing

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Worth 12 points, the double I and double M are useful for offloading awkward tile combinations

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mailing

Words you can make from Maiming

Shorter words formed from the letters in “maiming”.

aiming miming minima amini animi gamin mangi miami minim agin amin ammi anim gain imam iman immi inga inia magi maim main mina ming

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