STALE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. STALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STALE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STALE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STALE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about STALE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 12 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STALE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
No longer fresh, especially describing food, drink or air that has lost its original quality through age or exposure.
Bread, cake and other baked goods go stale as they dry out and lose their soft texture after being left uncovered for too long, and beer or air can turn stale in a similar way when it loses its freshness. Beyond food, the word describes anything that has lost its interest through overuse, such as a stale joke told too many times or a stale routine that no longer feels new. In sport and other demanding activities, a stale performance describes one that has become tired and lacking in progress from overtraining.
How STALE is used
Common in everyday speech both for food that has lost freshness and, figuratively, for ideas, jokes or routines that feel overused.
- The bread had gone stale by the second day.
- He told the same stale joke at every party.
- The office air felt stale after being closed all weekend.
- Her enthusiasm for the job had grown stale over the years.
- They opened the windows to clear out the stale smell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STALE
The 5 tiles of STALE in a different order — 12 found.
Words starting with STALE
11 longer words begin with STALE.
Words with STALE inside
2 words contain STALE in the middle. Words that start with STALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in STALE
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Common questions about STALE
- Is STALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STALE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STALE worth?
- STALE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STALE mean?
- No longer fresh, especially describing food, drink or air that has lost its original quality through age or exposure.
- What letters can be added to STALE?
- STALE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STALE:
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