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Stays

/steɪz/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Stays

noun

  1. Continuance or a period of time spent in a place; abode for an indefinite time; sojourn.

    "I hope you enjoyed your stay in Hawaii."

  2. A postponement, especially of an execution or other punishment.

    "The governor granted a stay of execution."

  3. A stop; a halt; a break or cessation of action, motion, or progress.

    "stand at a stay"

  4. A fixed state; fixedness; stability; permanence.
  5. A station or fixed anchorage for vessels.

verb

  1. To prop; support; sustain; hold up; steady.
  2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
  3. To stop; detain; keep back; delay; hinder.
  4. To restrain; withhold; check; stop.
  5. To cause to cease; to put an end to.

noun

  1. A prop; a support.
  2. A piece of stiff material, such as plastic or whalebone, used to stiffen a piece of clothing.

    "Where are the stays for my collar?"

  3. (in the plural) A corset.
  4. A fastening for a garment; a hook; a clasp; anything to hang another thing on.

noun

  1. A strong rope or wire supporting a mast, and leading from one masthead down to some other, or other part of the vessel.
  2. A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

    "The engineer insisted on using stays for the scaffolding."

  3. The transverse piece in a chain-cable link.

verb

  1. To brace or support with a stay or stays

    "stay a mast"

  2. To incline forward, aft, or to one side by means of stays.
  3. To tack; put on the other tack.

    "to stay ship"

  4. To change; tack; go about; be in stays, as a ship.

noun

  1. A corset.
Anagrams of Stays

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "stays":

sayst

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+asatays
+esayestyeasts
+rsatyrsstrays
Related Word Patterns
ST...Words starting with "st"...YSWords ending with "ys"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "stays"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
s1
t1
a1
y4
s1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Stays
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Related 5-Letter Words
sabalsabedsabersabessabinsabirsablesabotsabrasabresackssacrasadessadhesadhu

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 "Stays"

Stays is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "stays" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Stays" in Word Games

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