maenad
Noun
- A wild, frenzied female follower of the god Dionysus.
- an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman
- (Greek mythology) a woman participant in the orgiastic rites of Dionysus
- A female follower of Dionysus, associated with intense reveling.
- An excessively wild or emotional woman.
Examples
- Her opponent’s furious triple-word score with MAENAD left her feeling like a participant in a linguistic frenzy.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin maenas (“bacchant”), from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai, “be furious”).
Scrabble Score: 9
maenad: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmaenad: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
maenad: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
maenad: valid Words With Friends Word