Stave
/steɪv/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Stave
noun
- One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.
- One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel
- A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.
- The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.
- A staff or walking stick.
verb
- To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.
- (usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst.
"to stave in a cask"
- (with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff.
- (usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away.
"We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger."
- (rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something.
Anagrams of Stave
Letter Values
s1
t1
a1
v4
e1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Stave
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 "Stave"
Stave is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "stave" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Stave" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "stave" is a low-scoring word.